6 months ago
Hi,
I’m having an email delivery issue caused by my current DNS setup.
My domain has a CNAME record on the root domain (@) pointing to Railway. Namecheap confirmed that this CNAME overrides MX records and breaks email delivery.
To resolve this, I need to:
- Replace the root-domain CNAME with an ALIAS or A record, or
- Move the CNAME to www and use a different record type for the root domain.
Could you please confirm:
- Whether Railway supports ALIAS records for root domains
- If not, which A record IP(s) I should use instead
- Your recommended DNS configuration to avoid email conflicts while keeping Railway hosting
Thanks for your support.
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6 months ago
I would suggest using Cloudflare's DNS. Other DNS providers may not provide full flattening features.
I have several MX and CNAME records on my root domain and everything works just fine.
To answer your questions:
- You need to use CNAME records for custom domains with Railway
- Railway does not provide A records for custom domains
- Cloudflare DNS is recommended
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6 months ago
I would suggest using Cloudflare's DNS. Other DNS providers may not provide full flattening features.
I have several MX and CNAME records on my root domain and everything works just fine.
To answer your questions:
- You need to use CNAME records for custom domains with Railway
- Railway does not provide A records for custom domains
- Cloudflare DNS is recommended
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I would suggest using Cloudflare's DNS. Other DNS providers may not provide full flattening features. I have several MX and CNAME records on my root domain and everything works just fine. To answer your questions: 1. You need to use CNAME records for custom domains with Railway 2. Railway does not provide A records for custom domains 3. Cloudflare DNS is recommended
6 months ago
I will try this. Thank you very much!
Status changed to Solved noahd • 4 months ago