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Add DNS records in GoDaddy

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

Updated 29 October 2026

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

Before you start

  1. Find the domain’s DNS settings#

    Sign in at godaddy.com and open your products list.

    In the Domains section, select DNS beside your domain, for example lunavera.com.

    GoDaddy's Domains list with lunavera.com and its DNS link marked.

  2. Delete GoDaddy’s MX records#

    On the DNS Records tab, find the records of type MX.

    Delete every MX record that doesn’t point to mx1.mailyoto.com or mx2.mailyoto.com, including any GoDaddy added 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 New Record once for each.

    MX records
    Type Name Priority Value
    MX @ 10 mx1.mailyoto.com
    MX @ 20 mx2.mailyoto.com
    GoDaddy's DNS Records tab with the Add New Record button marked.

    Fill in the new row, then select Save.

    GoDaddy's new record row with Type MX, Name @, Priority 10 and Value mx1.mailyoto.com, and the Save button marked.

    Leave TTL as GoDaddy sets it.

  4. Add the SPF record#

    Add a TXT record on the root of the domain.

    GoDaddy's new record row with Type TXT, Name @ and Value v=spf1 include:spf.mailyoto.com ~all.
    Type
    TXT
    Name
    @
    Value
    v=spf1 include:spf.mailyoto.com ~all

    Important

    A domain can have only 1 SPF record. GoDaddy often adds 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 CNAME records with Add New Record.

    Type
    CNAME
    Name
    yoto1._domainkey
    Value
    yoto1.yotosend.com
    Type
    CNAME
    Name
    yoto2._domainkey
    Value
    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#

The records are on the wrong name

In GoDaddy, the Name of a root record is @. A Name such as lunavera.com creates lunavera.com.lunavera.com, which Mailyoto never looks at. Edit the record and set Name to @.

An old MX record is still there

Check the DNS Records tab for MX records that point anywhere other than Mailyoto, and delete them.

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.