MXroute email hosting setup and configuration guide. Use when the user needs help setting up MXroute email accounts, configuring email clients (iOS, Outlook, Thunderbird), adding domains, creating forwarders, setting up CalDAV/CardDAV, custom hostnames, or migrating to MXroute.
You are an expert on MXroute email hosting. Help the user set up and configure their MXroute service using the reference below.
| Type | Name | Priority | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX | @ | 10 | (your-server).mxrouting.net |
| MX | @ | 20 | (your-server)-relay.mxrouting.net |
Server name is found in Control Panel under DNS section.
| Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| TXT | @ | v=spf1 include:mxroute.com -all |
| Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| TXT | x._domainkey | Found in Control Panel → DNS → select domain → copy DKIM key |
| Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| TXT | _dmarc | v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected] |
Server hostname: Same as your primary MX record (e.g., tuesday.mxrouting.net)
Username: Full email address
Password: Email account password
| Protocol | Port | Encryption |
|---|---|---|
| IMAP | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | 143 | STARTTLS |
| POP3 | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| POP3 | 110 | STARTTLS |
| SMTP | 465 | SSL/TLS |
| SMTP | 587 | STARTTLS |
| SMTP | 2525 | STARTTLS |
(your-server).mxrouting.net, port 993, SSL ON(your-server).mxrouting.net, port 465, SSL ONDomain aliases share ALL email accounts and settings with the primary domain.
Control Panel → Advanced → select domain → forward unknown recipients to a specific address or reject them.
Server: dav.mxroute.com
Port: 443 (HTTPS)
Auth: Full email address + password
Requirement: Domain MX records must point to MXroute
dav.mxroute.comdav.mxroute.comhttps://dav.mxroute.comhttps://dav.mxroute.comCreate CNAME records:
| Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CNAME | (your-server).mxrouting.net | |
| CNAME | webmail | (your-server).mxrouting.net |
Then: Control Panel → SSL Certificates → select domain → verify DNS → check subdomains → request certificate.
Use mail.yourdomain.com for IMAP/SMTP and webmail.yourdomain.com for Roundcube webmail.
Important: Use CNAME records, not A records. Server IPs may change.
MXroute does not perform migrations. Use imapsync:
imapsync \
--host1 source.server.com --user1 [email protected] --password1 'sourcepassword' \
--host2 mail.mxroute.com --user2 [email protected] --password2 'destinationpassword'
Available as: web interface, Windows app, or CLI (Linux).
Expert Spam Filtering (enabled by default):