Hosting Settings for Email Hosting on Office365 or Google Workspace

If your email hosting is done outside of the server, for example on Office365, Google Workspace, or Zoho Mail, some settings need to be made in the DirectAdmin hosting panel. Below we present detailed steps to configure the necessary settings:

1. Type domainname.tld:2222 in your browser (replace domainname.tld with your own domain) and log in using your username and password.

2. From the E-mail Manager menu, select MX Records

• Find the option that says: “Use this server to handle my e-mails” and uncheck it
• Click SAVE
• From the menu, select the service you are using (e.g., Office 365 or Google Workspace)
• Click SAVE
  

3. Confirm the changes that have been made to your domain’s records.

• You will see that the MX records have been automatically updated

• Optional: You can go to Account Manager → DNS Management to see all the changes
• You will notice that new records have been added and the SPF record has been updated

Note: The changes may take a few hours to be fully activated depending on the TTL settings in your DNS.