Guide

Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for your domain

SPF, DKIM and DMARC show the recipient that your email really comes from you. Check the records for your domain and add what is missing.

About 3 minutes Applies to email on hosting at Inleed Updated 6 Nov 2026

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Before you start

Does the domain use another provider’s nameservers? Then add the records there. DNS records for Inleed email

The domain is on hosting at Inleed.

1
Open Account Manager › DNS Management in DirectAdmin and find the TXT record that starts with v=spf1.
If it contains include:spf.inleed.se, SPF is done.
If you have several domains, choose the right one first.
2
Open E-mail Accounts, choose the domain and click Enable DKIM if it’s there.
The button changes to Disable DKIM, and the key is added to DNS automatically.
3
Go back to DNS Management and click Add Record.
If a TXT record for _dmarc already exists, there’s nothing to do.
4
Choose TXT under Record Type and enter this name and value.
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Click Add.
The record is added to the list.

The records are in the client area.

1
Open DNS Records for the domain in the client area and find the TXT record that starts with v=spf1.
If it contains include:spf.inleed.se, SPF is done.
2
Add a TXT record with this name and value.
If a TXT record for _dmarc already exists, there’s nothing to do.
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You also send through Mailchimp, Inleed Mailer, a CRM or similar.

1
Open DNS Management in DirectAdmin and click the pencil on the SPF record row (v=spf1).
Without hosting, do the same under DNS Records in the client area.
Don’t create a new SPF record. A domain can only have one.
2
Add the service’s include before -all, for example include:servers.mcsv.net, and save.
3
Add the service’s DKIM records (usually CNAME or TXT) as new records.
The service tells you which records they are.
In DirectAdmin, a value that is a name, as for a CNAME, must end with a dot.

The domain has SPF, DKIM and DMARC.

Changes usually apply within minutes, sometimes only after an hour.

There are two SPF records

Why: Two SPF records make both count as wrong.

What to do: Merge them into one with all the include parts, and delete the other.

It says “Enable DKIM” but nothing happens

Why: The domain’s DNS is with another provider.

What to do: Copy the DKIM record from DNS Management in DirectAdmin and add it at the provider.

SPF says which servers may send email from your domain. DKIM is a digital signature showing the email hasn’t changed on the way. DMARC tells the recipient what to do with email that fails SPF or DKIM.