{"id":951,"date":"2021-07-10T06:04:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T06:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=951"},"modified":"2021-07-10T06:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T06:31:43","slug":"how-to-change-the-mx-record-priority-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-mx-record-priority-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the MX Record Priority in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article explains the way to change the mail exchanger (MX) records using Plesk. An MX record state that the mail server is responsible for accepting email messages in support of a domain name. Domains that use over one mail server will set their Mx record priority to work out the order during which the mail servers should be used.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> If you have got a shared hosting package you’ll need to raise our support team to change MX record entries for your domain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The following instructions are followed by other Plesk account<\/p>\n

1. Log in to your\u00a0Plesk\u00a0<\/strong>account.<\/p>\n

2. Click on\u00a0Websites & Domains\u00a0<\/strong>in the left-hand panel.<\/p>\n

\"mxrecord-1\"<\/p>\n

3. In the main screen, click on and expand the section for the\u00a0domain<\/strong>\u00a0whose MX record you wish to change.<\/p>\n

\"mxrecord-2\"<\/p>\n

4. Then click on the\u00a0Hosting & DNS<\/strong>\u00a0tab in the menu.<\/p>\n

5. Under Hosting & DNS, click on\u00a0DNS Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"mxrecord-3\"<\/p>\n

6. Under DNS Settings you will see a list of your records.\u00a0Click on the record<\/strong>\u00a0you wish to change. The\u00a0Edit the Resource Record<\/strong>\u00a0screen will then open.<\/p>\n

7. On the Edit the Resource Record page, click on the\u00a0Record Type<\/strong>\u00a0dropdown box and select the\u00a0MX<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n

\"mxrecord-4\"<\/p>\n

8. A new set of fields will now appear. Enter the details of your mail server (e.g. mail.example.com) in the\u00a0Name Server\u00a0<\/strong>field.<\/p>\n

\"mxrecord-5\"<\/p>\n

9. Click on the dropdown box at the side of\u00a0Specify the priority of the mail exchange server<\/strong>. Select the priority you wish. These range from 50 (lowest priority) to 0 (highest priority).<\/p>\n

10. Finally, click on\u00a0OK\u00a0<\/strong>to save your changes.<\/p>\n

Find more information on how to Modify MX records using cPanel\/WHM <\/span>click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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