How to add a domain to /etc/manualmx

Introduction

This article provides the procedure to add a domain to /etc/manualmx.

Procedure

1. Access the server's command line as the 'root' user via SSH or "Terminal" in WHM.
2. Run the following API command.

   whmapi1 set_manual_mx_redirects domain='$domain.tld' mx_host='$remote.host.tld'

   Please note that "$domain.tld" and "$remote.host.tld" must be replaced with the domain to add to /etc/manualmx and the hostname of the remote mail server, respectively.

Additional resources

WHM API1: Add manual mail exchanger redirect record

How to remove a domain from /etc/manualmx