How to use the emails of hosting account with a external SMTP server

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Álvaro Moura

Last updated on Jul 10, 2026

Step 1

  1. Log in to your cPanel account. In the "Domains" section, click the "Zone Editor" icon.

  1. From the list of domains, select the appropriate domain and click "MX Record".

Step 2

  1. On the next screen, fill in the SMTP server address you want to use.

Step 3

  1. Next, you need to change the type of email sending server, accessing the "Email routing" item. Here. After access, follow the steps indicated below.
  • Selecting the desired domain and changing its configuration to the "Remote mail exchanger" option.

  • Congratulations! Your MX records are now configured to point to another SMTP server.

  • Remember that changes to MX records may take up to 48 hours to take effect.

Hope this helps !