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Add DNS records in HostGator

Add the MX and SPF records in HostGator'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 HostGator if the domain uses HostGator for its DNS.

Before you start

  1. Open the advanced DNS records#

    Sign in to your HostGator account, open Domains in the left menu and choose your domain, for example lunavera.com.

    In the Advanced Tools section, select MANAGE beside Advanced DNS Records.

    HostGator's domain page with Domains marked in the left menu, the Advanced Tools section, and the MANAGE link beside Advanced DNS Records marked.

  2. Delete other MX records#

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

    HostGator's Manage Advanced DNS Records page for lunavera.com with the ADD RECORD button marked.

  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
    The 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 HostGator sets it.

  4. Add the SPF record#

    Select ADD RECORD and choose TXT as the type.

    The 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. 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. Set email routing to remote#

    Skip this step if the domain has no HostGator hosting.

    If it does, open cPanel, then Email Routing, and choose Remote Mail Exchanger for the domain. With local routing, email that your own website sends to your domain stays on HostGator’s server and never reaches Mailyoto.

  6. 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.

  7. 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#

Email from your own website never arrives

cPanel still routes the domain’s email locally. Set Email Routing to Remote Mail Exchanger, as in the routing step above.

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. Also delete any MX record that still points to HostGator or another provider.

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.