{"id":126110,"date":"2024-11-07T10:10:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chkserv.com\/?p=126110"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:40:40","slug":"how-to-set-up-rackspace-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chkserv.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-rackspace-email\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set Up Rackspace email"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rackspace Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rackspace Email is a cloud-based tool that&nbsp;provides an all-in-one solution for productivity and team collaboration. In this blog post, we&#8217;ll walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up Rackspace Email for your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you already have purchased a plan or your hosting provider offers rackspace email service, then skip down to the DNS configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose A Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before you start setting up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rackspace.com\/en-gb\/applications\/rackspace-email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rackspace Business Email<\/a>, you need to select the right plan that suits your organization&#8217;s needs. Consider factors of what features each plan provides to make an informed decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chkserv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rackspace-plans.webp\" alt=\"rackspace-plans\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3201183431952663;width:2231px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/pricing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rackspace MX Records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up email authentication for your domain is advised to help prevent email spoofing or valid email messages being forwarded to a Spam\/Junk folder. SPF and DKIM are the two most frequent types of email authentication DNS entries that may be added to your DNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the following DNS entries:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Name\/Host<\/th><th>Priority<\/th><th>Value\/Content<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>MX<\/td><td>Blank or @<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>mx1.emailsrvr.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MX<\/td><td>Blank or @<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>mx2.emailsrvr.com<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email Authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up email authentication for your domain is advised to help prevent email spoofing or valid email messages being forwarded to a Spam\/Junk folder. SPF and DMARC are the two most frequent types of email authentication DNS entries that may be added to your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the following DNS entries:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Name<\/th><th>Value\/Content<\/th><th>TTL<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>TXT<\/td><td>Blank or @<\/td><td>v=spf1 include:emailsrvr.com ~all<\/td><td>Auto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TXT<\/td><td>_dmarc<\/td><td>v=DMARC1; p=quarantine<\/td><td>Auto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TXT<\/td><td>autodiscover<\/td><td>autodiscover.emailsrvr.com<\/td><td>Auto<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email Migration (If applicable)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re migrating from another email service to Rackspace Email, you&#8217;ll need to transfer your emails and contacts. Contact our sales and we can give you a quote on email migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need WordPress Hosting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us at Chkserv if you&#8217;re looking at creating a WordPress website or <strong>migrate an existing<\/strong> <strong>site<\/strong>. You can look at our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chkserv.com\/blog\/managed-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting plans<\/a><\/strong>. When you host with Chkserv, we provide a <strong>FREE<\/strong> WordPress migration service, as well as DDoS and Bot protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rackspace Email Rackspace Email is a cloud-based tool that&nbsp;provides an all-in-one solution for productivity and team collaboration. In this blog post, we&#8217;ll walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up Rackspace Email for your organization. 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