{"id":14258,"date":"2021-10-13T10:58:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T10:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=14258"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:32:49","slug":"email-routing-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/email-routing-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Email Routing with DirectAdmin Panel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on How to Enable Email Routing with DirectAdmin Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9fCD_FpXU-I\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Running an email hosting is incomplete without setting up a backup server. It is to receive mail in emergencies like server down or crash. By using an external mail server, you can enable email routing in DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<h2>To Enable Email Routing<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>E-mail Manager<\/strong> section and click on <strong>MX Records<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/da_mx_records.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Modify MX Records panel will appear with the existing MX records of the domain.<\/p>\n<p>3. If you are using a local mail server, then go to the <strong>Options<\/strong> section, tick the box for\u00a0<strong>Use this server to handle my e-mails\u00a0<\/strong>and click<strong> SAVE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-box-focus kb-box-focus-rounded kb-box-focus-blue\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you are using a local mail server, then \u201cUse this server to handle my e-mails\u201d will be enabled. 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