Creating SPF Records Print

SPF records tell receiving servers which IPs can send email for your domain.

Steps

1. Go to Domains → DNS Manager
2. Click the pencil icon next to your domain
3. Click Add Record
4. Fill in:
   • Type: TXT
   • Name: @
   • TTL: 3600
   • Value: Your SPF record (see examples below)
5. Click Confirm

Common SPF Records

Basic (your server only):

v=spf1 ip4:192.0.2.1 -all

With Google Workspace:

v=spf1 ip4:192.0.2.1 include:_spf.google.com -all

With multiple services:

v=spf1 ip4:192.0.2.1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mailgun.org -all

Allow your server + MX records:

v=spf1 a mx -all

SPF Syntax

• v=spf1 - Always start with this
• ip4:192.0.2.1 - Allow specific IP
• include:domain.com - Include another SPF record
• a - Allow server's A record IP
• mx - Allow all MX servers
• -all - Reject all others (use ~all for soft fail)

Finding Your Server IP

Check your hosting Overview page or email settings for the correct IP address.

Testing

After adding the record:

dig TXT yourdomain.com
nslookup -type=txt yourdomain.com

Or use online SPF checkers.

Important

• Only one SPF record per domain
• Keep under 10 DNS lookups (includes count)
• Update when changing email providers
• DNS propagation takes up to 48 hours

Related: Creating MX Records