⚡DNS Setup Guide
High-Speed Custom Domain Email with Cloudflare DNS and Vexm
Harness Cloudflare’s global anycast DNS with Vexm’s flat-rate email hosting and unlimited business mailboxes.
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Key Takeaways & Architecture Highlights
- ●Cloudflare manages DNS with sub-second propagation.
- ●Crucial rule: MX records must ALWAYS be DNS-only (Grey cloud, never Proxied).
- ●Add primary MX pointing to mx.vexm.app with priority 10.
- ●Enforce SPF and DKIM TXT records for full DMARC compliance.
Why Modern Teams Are Moving to Flat-Rate Email
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The Cloudflare Orange Cloud MX Trap
MX records must never be proxied by Cloudflare HTTP proxies. Keep them in DNS-only mode.
Step-by-Step DNS Records for Cloudflare
Configure these records in your domain control panel
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Open Cloudflare DNS Records Table
Navigate to your Cloudflare dashboard, select your domain, and click on DNS > Records.
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Add MX Record (DNS-Only Mode)
Click "Add record", select Type "MX", Name "@", Mail server "mx.vexm.app", Priority "10", and TTL "Auto".
@ IN MX 10 mx.vexm.app.
💡Ensure the proxy status is grey cloud (DNS only).
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Add SPF & DKIM TXT Records
Add a TXT record for SPF and another for your unique DKIM selector generated in your Vexm settings.
@ IN TXT "v=spf1 include:_spf.vexm.app ~all" vexm._domainkey IN TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCS..."
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