Send email from your own domain

GoDaddy

1. Sign in to GoDaddy, open your domain list and select your domain.
2. Open the DNS tab and select Add New Record.
3. Choose the Type Centrx shows. In Name, enter the host from Centrx, like abc123._domainkey or bounce. Paste the Value and leave TTL as it is.
4. Select Save, then add the next record. Add More Records lets you add several before saving.

GoDaddy adds your domain to the end of the name, so enter abc123._domainkey, not abc123._domainkey.yourbusiness.com. On GoDaddy's older screen, it's Edit DNS in the menu next to your domain, then Add. If GoDaddy says your domain uses other nameservers, add the records with that company instead.

Namecheap

1. Sign in, open Domain List and select Manage next to your domain.
2. Open the Advanced DNS tab. Under Host Records, select Add New Record.
3. Choose CNAME Record, TXT Record or MX Record, enter the Host and paste the Value. Leave TTL on Automatic.
4. Select Save all changes, then add the next record.

Namecheap adds your domain to the host for you: enter abc123._domainkey or bounce, exactly as Centrx shows it. If Host Records is missing or locked, your domain uses another company's nameservers (often your web host's), so add the records there.

Squarespace

1. Open your Domains dashboard and select your domain.
2. Select DNS, then DNS Settings, and scroll to Custom records.
3. Select Add record. Squarespace may ask for your password or two-step code first.
4. Choose the Type, enter the Name (like bounce) and paste the value into Data. For the MX record, enter 10 as the priority. Select Save, then add the next record.

Custom records only work when your domain uses Squarespace's nameservers. If the domain is only connected to Squarespace and was bought somewhere else, add the records there. If you see Custom record not saved, a record with the same name probably exists already. Check the name and edit that record instead.

Cloudflare

1. Sign in and select your domain.
2. Go to DNS, then Records, and select Add record.
3. Choose the Type, enter the Name and paste the Target (CNAME), Content (TXT) or Mail server (MX, with priority 10).
4. For CNAME records, turn Proxy status off so it shows DNS only. Then select Save.

The DKIM records must be DNS only (grey cloud). If they're proxied (orange cloud), inboxes can't read them and verification fails. TXT records are always DNS only. Cloudflare changes usually show up within a few minutes.

Porkbun

1. Sign in to Domain Management.
2. Next to your domain, select Details, then the edit icon next to DNS Records.
3. In the form at the top, choose the Type, enter the Host and paste the value into Answer. For the MX record, the priority is 10.
4. Select Add, then add the next record.

Porkbun shows your domain next to the Host box, so type only the part before it, like abc123._domainkey, bounce or _dmarc.

Wix

1. Go to Domains in your Wix account.
2. Select the Domain Actions menu next to your domain, then Manage DNS Records.
3. In the CNAME (Aliases), TXT or MX section, select + Add Record.
4. Enter the Host Name and Value, then select Save. For the MX record, the priority is 10.

You can only add records in Wix if your domain is connected to Wix by name servers. If it's connected by pointing, add the records where you bought the domain.

Other providers

Every DNS screen works the same way, but the boxes have different names. Look for a page called DNS, DNS records, DNS zone or Advanced DNS, add a record, and match the boxes like this:

@ means your main domain. Some providers want you to type @, and others want the box left empty. If the provider shows your domain next to the box, type only the part before it.

Not sure who manages your DNS? Look up your domain's nameservers with any free DNS lookup site. Nameservers ending in domaincontrol.com are GoDaddy, registrar-servers.com is Namecheap, ns.cloudflare.com is Cloudflare, porkbun.com is Porkbun and wixdns.net is Wix. Add the records at that company.