Connect your domain

If you want to send fan emails to your audience through the platform, your domain needs a one-time setup so those emails come from you, look like you and land reliably. This is a quick job for whoever manages your DNS.

If you would like to send emails to your audience through the platform, so they come from you, look like you and land reliably, your domain needs to be configured first. That is done by adding the four small records below to your DNS. This does not touch your website or your existing email, it only enables sending. It is a one-time setup on your side, and once the records are in place the domain can be verified and you are ready to send.

1Who does this

Whoever manages your domain or DNS: your web person, IT, or whoever has access to your domain registrar or DNS host. It takes a few minutes.

2Your sending domain

Sending domain

The records below are added to the domain your fan emails will send from, for example yourname.com. The Name values are entered relative to that domain.

3The records to add

Add each record exactly as shown. Enter the Name as written. Some providers automatically add your domain to the end (so "send" becomes "send.yourname.com") which is normal and correct.

Type	Name	Value
TXT	resend._domainkey	p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQChosNjkVMFV6c1I4Qb91zDyQmlF0aojHlppkVKB9NCh/EXK/PoETYa2teZ3jSqsxn21264x5ZqdJMtsom9QWpKVorMM6XEJdnurkcvMMkWUf9AaANHQ3kYWNhZ5/c1X5JGFB/kz526WxpBHgiQlwCgfNSX+iJEPPFAts/EwICDywIDAQAB Lets us sign emails as you (DKIM).
TXT	send	v=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all Authorises our sending service to send on your behalf (SPF).
CNAME	links	links1.resend-dns.com Makes tracked links in emails use your domain.
MX	send	feedback-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonses.com Routes delivery and bounce feedback.

One thing to watch on the MX record. Most DNS providers ask for a priority when you add an MX record. Set it to 10. If your provider does not ask, you can ignore this.

4Recommended: a DMARC record

DMARC rounds out the setup above. It tells inboxes how to treat any mail that fails the checks, and Gmail and Yahoo now expect it from anyone sending to a sizeable list, so it directly helps your fan emails land. It is recommended rather than strictly required to start sending.

This one is domain-wide. Unlike the records above, a DMARC record affects all email from your domain, not just the platform. If your domain already has a DMARC record, keep it and do not overwrite it. If it does not have one, the monitoring-only record below is a safe starting point that changes nothing about how your mail is delivered.

Type	Name	Value
TXT	_dmarc	v=DMARC1; p=none; Monitoring only, and safe to start with. Once everything above is authenticating cleanly, whoever manages your email can tighten the policy later.

5Once it is done

Once the four records are saved, the domain can be verified and your fan emails will send from it through the platform. DNS changes can take a little time to take effect across the internet, so if verification does not pass straight away it usually clears within a few hours.