Use Cloudron Mailserver but have different Webhosting?

[David 0]

Hi,

I've set up Cloudron as my mail server (using domain.net). Now I want to have an additional domain (e.g. new.com) which works fine when added to Cloudron as well.

Would it be possible to use Cloudron as a mail server for mail@new.com while the domain new.com (or even subdomain.new.com) is hosted somewhere else?

I would like to use a 3rd party service for a project which allows using a custom domain but at the same time I'd really like to have an email inbox with that specific domain.

Do I have to change the DNS records manually in the control panel of my domain registrar? Or would this result in conflicts because Cloudron tries to edit the DNS records regularly?

best
David

[nebulon]

Cloudron will only touch DNS records it needs, so unless you install apps there on already externally used (sub)domains it should be fine. Since you want to use that domain on Cloudron for email, note that the MX record would be set by Cloudron also (amongst other mail related ones like DKIM...)

For a test run you could add the domain with the manual DNS provider, that way Cloudron will only show you the records you need to setup manually, then you can check for any potential conflicts with your use-case.

[joseph]

@David-0 said in Use Cloudron Mailserver but have different Webhosting?:

Would it be possible to use Cloudron as a mail server for mail@new.com while the domain new.com (or even subdomain.new.com) is hosted somewhere else?

yes, the DNS records for a mail server (MX record) and webhosting (A records) are entirely different. It's totally normal and safe to host web and mail of the same domain on totally different systems.