Porkbun DNS Setup For ImprovMX

1. View and copy your MX & SPF records

Before you begin, you'll need to retrieve your DNS records from ImprovMX. Follow our Viewing MX & SPF records guide to find and copy them. You will be required to copy them into Porkbun.

2. Set MX Records in Porkbun

Navigate to your Porkbun account, go to Domain Management, select your domain, then click on DNS.

First, remove any existing MX records for your domain to avoid conflicts. Then add the following MX records:

First MX Record:

Type: MX
Host: (leave blank for root domain)
Answer: mx1.improvmx.com
Priority: 10
TTL: 600

Click Add.

Second MX Record:

Type: MX
Host: (leave blank for root domain)
Answer: mx2.improvmx.com
Priority: 20
TTL: 600

Click Add.

3. Add SPF Record

In your ImprovMX dashboard, locate the SPF Records section and copy the Recommended Value.

Return to Porkbun and add a new TXT record with the following values:

Type: TXT
Host: (leave blank for root domain)
Answer: v=spf1 include:spf.improvmx.com ~all (or your recommended value)
TTL: 600

Click Add.

4. Verification

DNS changes can take up to 24-48 hours to propagate, but usually happen sooner.

We'll notify you once the records are detected. You can also click Check Again in the ImprovMX dashboard to see if the changes are already active.

Once propagated, your domain will display "Email forwarding active" in the dashboard.