Connect and authenticate your sending domain

Sending from your own domain (hello@yourcompany.com) rather than a generic address builds trust with both your audience and the inboxes that filter your mail. Here's how to connect one.

Add your domain

1. Go to Settings → Sending → Domain.
2. Enter the domain you want to send from, e.g. yourcompany.com.
3. Mailee generates the DNS records you need to add.

Add the DNS records

At your DNS provider (where your domain is registered or where its nameservers point), add the records Mailee shows you:

• An SPF TXT record authorising Mailee to send for your domain.
• A DKIM CNAME (or TXT) record so your mail is cryptographically signed.
• Optionally a DMARC TXT record to set your policy and receive reports.

Each record lists the exact host and value to paste. For the full explanation of what each one does, see Email deliverability: SPF, DKIM, and DMARC explained.

Verify

Back in Mailee, click Verify. DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to propagate — if verification fails immediately, wait and try again. Once verified, your domain shows a green status and you're ready to send authenticated email.

Common pitfalls

• Two SPF records. A domain may only have one. If you already send through another service, merge Mailee's include: into your existing SPF record rather than adding a second.
• Wrong host field. Some DNS providers append your domain automatically. If a record asks for mail._domainkey and your provider already shows .yourcompany.com, don't type it twice.
• Proxied records. If you use a CDN/proxy (such as Cloudflare), set the DKIM CNAME to DNS only (grey cloud), not proxied.

Once your domain is verified, set your default From name and From address under Settings → Sending and send a test to yourself.