Easy Email Forwarding for Linode & Akamai (2025)

The easiest to follow guide for setting up email forwarding and hosting for Linode & Akamai.

Forward Email Team
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Forward Email TeamVerified
Published
7/17/25
Time to read
Less than 5 minutes
Go to Linode & Akamai

Step 1

Go to Linode & Akamai → log in → DNS settings
→ scroll down to Step 2

Go to Linode & Akamai
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Step 2

Add these records to yourdomain.com: and click Verify
NameTypePriorityValue
NoneMX10mx1.forwardemail.net
NoneMX10mx2.forwardemail.net
NoneTXTNone[email protected]
Need a TTL value? Make it as close to 3600 (60 minutes) as possible.
Need to configure more aliases on the free plan?
See Options A to G in our FAQ
Verify