Domain Authentication guide for users with DreamHost

Why Domain Authentication?

• It verifies the email from its origin by validating the email sender.
• Enhances your sender reputation, ensuring your emails don't land in the spam filter.
• To avoid deliverability issues, complete domain authentication before sending your first email from Audience Republic.

Adding CNAME Records to your DreamHost account 

• Log in to your DreamHost account
• Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
• Open the DNS Settings page:

  

• If in Grid view, click the 'vertical 3 dots' button under your domain. From the popout menu, click the DNS Settings link.
• If in List view, click the 'vertical 3 dots' button to the right of your domain. From the popout menu, click the DNS Settings link.

  The domain's DNS records display. Click the Add Record button

• Hover over the CNAME Record section and click the ADD link

  
  

• Click the Add Record button to save.

  
  

  Adding TXT (SPF) Records to your DreamHost account 

  • Navigate to the Manage Websites page.

  • Open the DNS Settings page:

  

•  click the DNS Settings link.

• Click the Add Record button

• Hover over the 

  TXT Record section and click the 

  ADD li

  nk

  

  • Enter the following:

  • Host: sendgrid.net

  • TXT Value *: Enter the SPF record value of this record to point to

  Example:

  
  

  • Click Save

  
  
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