Hetzner DNS Email Setup 2026

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

  • Written byforwardemail.studio Team
  • Published9/7/26
  • Time to readLess than 5 minutes
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Go to Hetzner

Step 1

Go to Hetzner → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

Go to Hetzner
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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 Hetzner, go to:DNS → Add zone → Import zone file
Need to configure more aliases on the free plan?
See Options A to G in our FAQ
Verify
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