Email settings for custom domain in Microsoft Azure

Question

I want to setup a mailbox for my custom domain bought in Microsoft Azure. For this, I am configuring Zoho Mail to be my mail box for the custom domain. Now I am supposed to configure email delivery settings. Zoho says -

You need to configure the MX records of your domain in the DNS hosting provider (DNS Manager) to start receiving email to the users and groups created. You change the email service provider of the domain, only after this critical step.

Where do I find the email server settings of a web app in Microsoft Azure? Does Microsoft Azure even support this kind of stuff? Please help, thank you.

Answer 1

You might have figured this out by now but this might prove useful for someone else.

In azure navigate to your app service. In the Settings section select Custom Domains. Select your domain name and then click on the Advanced Management button. This should take you to Azure Domain Manager, where you can again select your domain name. Under the settings icon you can select Manage DNS and here's where you can add your CNAME and MX details.

Answer 2

Here is how to add TXT verification for Zoho for DNS-zone:

1. Click +Record set button
2. Select TXT in Type drop-down list
3. Put @ into "Name" field
4. Copy and paste your Zoho TXT verification value to "Value" field

Zoho verification value looks like this: zoho-verification=XXYYYYYYYY.zmverify.zoho.com

Quote from zoho.com/cpanel/verify:

You may have to wait for at least an hour for the changes to take effect in the DNS Servers. After an hour or two, log in to your Zoho Mail Control Panel and click Verify.