Amazon Route 53 Email Forwarding Tutorial 2026

Complete guide to setup free email forwarding with Amazon Route 53. Step-by-step DNS configuration, video tutorial, and troubleshooting tips. Works with Gmail, Outlook, and all email clients.

  • Written byforwardemail.studio Team
  • Published9/22/26
  • Time to readLess than 5 minutes
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Go to Amazon Route 53

Step 1

Go to Amazon Route 53 → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

Go to Amazon Route 53
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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify
(Scroll to the right to see entire table)
Name/Host/AliasTypePriorityAnswer/Value
NoneMX0mx1.forwardemail.studio
NoneMX0mx2.forwardemail.studio
NoneTXTEdit user@gmail.com to your email:forward-email=user@gmail.com
Need a TTL value? Make it as close to 3600 (60 minutes) as possible.
Import every record at once
Export a zone file with every record your domain needs from My Account → Domains. In Amazon Route 53, go to:Hosted zones → (your domain) → Import zone file → Import
Need to configure more aliases on the free plan?
See Options A to G in our FAQ
Verify
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