Overview
The four records Notix needs, how to find who runs your DNS, and a guide for each DNS host.
To send from your own domain, you add four records at the company that runs your domain's DNS. That company is your DNS host. It is often where you bought the domain, but not always. If Notix can add the records for you, your domain page shows Set up automatically. If it cannot, follow the guide for your DNS host below.
The four records
Copy every name and value from your domain page in Domains. The names below are for a domain added as acme.com.
| Type | Name | Value | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXT | notix._domainkey | p=..., a long key | DKIM. Signs every email so inboxes can check it was not changed. Required. |
| TXT | mail | v=spf1 include:_spf.usenotix.dev ~all | SPF. Says Notix may send for this domain. Required. |
| MX | mail | feedback-smtp.<region>.amazonses.com, priority 10 | Brings bounce and complaint reports back to Notix. Required. |
| TXT | _dmarc | v=DMARC1; p=none; | DMARC. Tells inboxes what to do with mail that fails the checks. Recommended. |
- The names are short. Notix shows each name without your main domain on the end. Most DNS hosts add the domain for you, so you type
mail, notmail.acme.com. If you added a subdomain such asnews.acme.com, the names readmail.newsandnotix._domainkey.news. - The MX value has your region in it, for example
feedback-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonses.comorfeedback-smtp.af-south-1.amazonses.com. Copy it from your domain page. - The DKIM key is different for every domain. Copy all of it.
Find your DNS host
The domain page names your DNS host when Notix recognises it, with a link to its guide. If it does not, look up your domain's nameservers with any public "NS lookup" tool. The nameservers tell you who runs the DNS:
| Nameservers end in | DNS host |
|---|---|
ns.cloudflare.com | Cloudflare |
domaincontrol.com | GoDaddy |
registrar-servers.com or namecheaphosting.com | Namecheap |
name.com | Name.com |
vercel-dns.com | Vercel |
dyna-ns.net | Dynadot |
dns-parking.com | Hostinger |
spaceship.net | Spaceship |
ui-dns.com, ui-dns.de, ui-dns.org, ui-dns.biz | IONOS |
squarespacedns.com, or googledomains.com for a domain moved from Google Domains | Squarespace |
porkbun.com | Porkbun |
awsdns- followed by a number | Amazon Route 53 |
digitalocean.com | DigitalOcean |
wordpress.com | WordPress.com |
wixdns.net | Wix |
whogohost.com | Whogohost |
qservers.net | QServers |
truehost.cloud, or olitt.com and olitt.net for Truehost's free DNS | Truehost |
host-ww.net | Web4Africa |
afrihost.com | Afrihost |
host-h.net or dns-h.com | xneelo |
If you bought your domain from Domains.co.za, its guide covers that too. Anything else: follow Any other DNS host.
Rules for every host
- One SPF record per name. Notix puts its SPF on
mail, not on your main domain, so it does not clash with the SPF your main domain already has. Ifmailalready has a record that starts withv=spf1, edit that one to includeinclude:_spf.usenotix.devinstead of adding a second. - One DMARC record per domain. If
_dmarcalready has a record, keep it and skip the Notix one. Two DMARC records cancel each other out. See DMARC. - Leave your main domain's MX records alone. The Notix MX record is on
mail, so your normal inbox keeps working. - No quotation marks, unless your host asks for them. Amazon Route 53 does.
After you add them
Most records show in Notix within about 10 minutes, though some hosts say a change can take up to 48 hours to reach everywhere. Notix checks again on its own, and the domain turns Verified when the required records are found. To check straight away, press Verify again on the domain page. Read more in Verified domains.