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Add DNS records in Bluehost

Add the MX and SPF records in Bluehost's advanced DNS records so email sent to your domain reaches your inbox through Mailyoto.

Updated 29 October 2026

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Add Mailyoto’s records in Bluehost if the domain uses Bluehost for its DNS.

Before you start

  1. Choose the domain#

    Sign in at bluehost.com and open Domains in the left menu.

    Select your domain, for example lunavera.com.

    Bluehost's Domains page with Domains marked in the left menu and the lunavera.com card marked.

  2. Open the advanced DNS records#

    Open the DNS tab of the domain. Manage Advanced DNS Records lists the domain’s records.

    Bluehost's page for lunavera.com with the DNS tab and the ADD RECORD button marked.

    In the MX section, delete every record that doesn’t point to mx1.mailyoto.com or mx2.mailyoto.com. Bluehost may have added one for its own email. Mailyoto checks that every MX record on the domain is one of its own.

  3. Add the MX records#

    Each row below is 1 MX record. Select ADD RECORD for each, fill in the form, then select ADD.

    MX records
    Type Refers to Mail Server Priority
    MX @ mx1.mailyoto.com 10
    MX @ mx2.mailyoto.com 20
    Bluehost's Add Advanced DNS Record form with Type MX, Refers to @, Mail Server mx1.mailyoto.com and Priority 10, and the ADD button marked.

    Leave TTL as Bluehost sets it.

  4. Add the SPF record#

    Select ADD RECORD and choose TXT as the type.

    Bluehost's Add Advanced DNS Record form with Type TXT, Refers to @ and TXT Value v=spf1 include:spf.mailyoto.com ~all.
    Type
    TXT
    Refers to
    @
    TXT Value
    v=spf1 include:spf.mailyoto.com ~all

    Important

    A domain can have only 1 SPF record. Bluehost may have added one for its own email. If a TXT record starting with v=spf1 is already there, edit it instead of adding a second one. Put include:spf.mailyoto.com before its final ~all or -all, as Merging SPF records shows.

  5. Add the DKIM records to send email#

    Skip this step if you only receive email. To send from your domain on Pro or Max, add these 2 records with CNAME as the type.

    Type
    CNAME
    Host name
    yoto1._domainkey
    Points to
    yoto1.yotosend.com
    Type
    CNAME
    Host name
    yoto2._domainkey
    Points to
    yoto2.yotosend.com

    Setting up DKIM explains what these records do.

  6. Check the records in Mailyoto#

    In Mailyoto, open Domains, choose your domain, then open the DNS tab.

    Select Check DNS. Each record shows a tick when Mailyoto finds it, or a cross when it doesn’t.

    The DNS tab just after Check DNS, with a tick beside every record and a message below the tables saying the domain is verified.

    Mailyoto forwards email once it finds both MX records and the SPF record. The Forwarding pill at the top of the domain then shows a tick.

    The lunavera.com header in Mailyoto with the Forwarding and Sending pills, both ticked.

    Mailyoto also checks every domain again each day at 02:00 UTC. To watch an email arrive, use Send test (the paper plane) on an alias in the Forwarding tab.

If the domain doesn’t verify#

Bluehost's own MX record is still there

If the domain ever used Bluehost email, Bluehost added an MX record for it. Find it in the MX section of Manage Advanced DNS Records and delete it.

The MX records show a cross

Check that the priorities are exactly 10 for mx1.mailyoto.com and 20 for mx2.mailyoto.com. Mailyoto doesn’t accept other numbers.

The SPF record shows a cross

Look for a second TXT record starting with v=spf1. A domain with 2 SPF records fails the SPF check. Merge them into one.