# Forward email from your domain

> Do not want a new mailbox? Forwarding sends any mail for your domain, like hello@yourdomain.com, straight to an inbox you already use, with just a couple of DNS records.

## Keep your inbox, forward mail from your domain

Maybe you do not want a whole new mailbox to check. Forwarding is the simplest way to use your domain for email. Mail sent to an address at your domain, like hello@yourdomain.com, lands in an inbox you already use, such as your personal Gmail. You reply from there, and your daily routine does not change.

Like full email, forwarding works by adding a few settings, called DNS records, at the company you bought your domain from. Sign up with a forwarding service first, point your address at your real inbox in their dashboard, then add the records below. Use your real domain in place of yourdomain.com.

### A couple of things to know

- **Where the records go.** Log in to the company you bought your domain from, find the section called DNS, and add each record there.
- **Only one SPF record per domain.** SPF is the TXT record whose value starts with v=spf1. If you already have one, merge this into it rather than adding a second.

### ImprovMX

A popular free option, and fully templated so there is nothing to fill in by hand.

- **MX record.** Name @, value mx1.improvmx.com, priority 10.
- **MX record.** Name @, value mx2.improvmx.com, priority 20.
- **TXT record for SPF.** Name @, value v=spf1 include:spf.improvmx.com ~all. Lets ImprovMX send your forwarded mail.
- **TXT record for DMARC.** Name _dmarc, value v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:postmaster@yourdomain.com.

### Forward Email

An open-source forwarding service.

- **MX record.** Name @, value mx1.forwardemail.net, priority 10.
- **MX record.** Name @, value mx2.forwardemail.net, priority 10.
- **TXT record for SPF.** Name @, value v=spf1 include:_spf.forwardemail.net ~all. Lets Forward Email send your forwarded mail.
- **TXT record.** Name @. You fill in the value with the verification code Forward Email gives you, in the same dashboard where you set your forwarding rules.
- **TXT record for DMARC.** Name _dmarc, value v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:postmaster@yourdomain.com.

> Tip: Forwarding lets you receive mail at your domain. Replying so it comes from that address takes one more step in your own inbox settings, and both services explain how in their guides.

Want a full mailbox on your domain instead of forwarding? See [set up email at your custom domain](/help/your-coach-website/set-up-email-at-your-domain).

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Source: https://hubabble.com/help/your-coach-website/forward-email-from-your-domain
Category: Your coach website