Use this guide to connect your domain to Hostinger Mail. A correct setup ensures you can send and receive email without interruption. It also helps your messages reach inboxes instead of landing in spam.<\/p>
Make sure you have:<\/p>
Access to your Hostinger account<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Nameservers pointing to Hostinger if you want to use automatic setup<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>
💡 Once you add or update the necessary DNS records, your email service may take up to 24 hours to activate due to DNS propagation<\/a><\/b>. This is normal, so just wait. Once complete, you can use your email service.<\/p>\n<\/div> Automatic setup is available when your domain uses Hostinger nameservers.<\/p> Log in to your Hostinger account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Go to the Emails<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Click Manage<\/strong> next to your domain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Open Domain settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Click Connect automatically.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol> Hostinger adds all required DNS records for you. Wait for DNS propagation. When everything is ready, the page shows the domain as connected.<\/p> 💡 If you don’t see the automatic setup option, your nameservers likely don’t point to Hostinger. In that case, continue with manual setup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> Use manual setup if your DNS is not managed at Hostinger or you prefer adding the records yourself.<\/p> If your domain was purchased at Hostinger<\/strong> or transferred to Hostinger<\/strong>, you most likely need to add DNS records in Domains → DNS Zone<\/strong> inside hPanel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n If your nameservers point to another provider, open that provider’s DNS page to add the records.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> 💡 To identify your exact DNS provider see How to Know Where Your DNS Is Managed<\/strong> section bellow.<\/p>\n<\/div> If you wish to avoid any manual work and use the automated option<\/b>, consider the following suggestions:<\/p> Point your domain to Hostinger nameservers<\/a><\/b> — it may take up to 24 hours<\/b> or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Transfer your domain<\/a><\/b> to Hostinger — may take up to 7 days<\/b> (or more, in some very rare cases)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>2. Automatic Setup (Easiest Method)<\/strong><\/h2>
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3. Manual Setup<\/strong><\/h2>
Where to Add DNS Records<\/strong><\/h4>
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