{"id":904,"date":"2020-02-27T19:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2020-02-27T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T20:10:09","slug":"namecheap-dns-tutorial-for-mailrush-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/namecheap-dns-tutorial-for-mailrush-io\/","title":{"rendered":"Namecheap.com DNS tutorial for MailRush.io"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Configuring your Namecheap DNS setup for your MailRush.io account should not be complicated if you have a fair understanding of how to configure a DNS zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In short, we will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> A TXT record for the SPF entry of the main domain used to include mailrush.io server. This entry is used for domain authentication.<\/li><li>A TXT record for the SPF entry of the subdomain used in your MailRush.io account<\/li><li>An A record for the subdomain used in your MailRush.io account<\/li><li>An MX record for the subdomain used in your MailRush.io account<\/li><li>A TXT record for the public DKIM key<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other support entries may be required but since every DNS setup is different and you may be using additional mailing servers we cannot specify an entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other support records may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A TXT record DMARC record.<\/li><li>A TXT record for the main domain SPF record. We also suggest adding mailrush.io servers in here.<\/li><li>An MX record for your mail server<\/li><li>An A record for your main domain also named as (@)<\/li><li>A TXT record for your main server DKIM<\/li><li>Any other required subdomain, CNAME, etc&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding up your MailRush.io settings to your Namecheap DNS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For our example, we will be sending emails using the domain name: <strong class=\"\">marketeria.email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add your <a href=\"https:\/\/app.mailrush.io\/\">MailRush.io Dashboard<\/a> click on top menu item &#8220;Settings&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.49.55.png\" alt=\"dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-905\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.49.55.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.49.55-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.49.55-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A screen will open showing a list of your DNS entries required for your MailRush.io account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.50.16.png\" alt=\"settings\" class=\"wp-image-906\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.50.16.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.50.16-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.50.16-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The above <strong>Authentication Details<\/strong> are the DNS records you need to add to your Namecheap DNS interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, proceed to enter these details at your <a href=\"https:\/\/ap.www.namecheap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener no-follow\" aria-label=\"Namecheap.com (opens in a new tab)\">Namecheap.com<\/a> DNS management interface by clicking on &#8220;MANAGE&#8221; for your domain name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.55.49.png\" alt=\"namecheap dns\" class=\"wp-image-907\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.55.49.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.55.49-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.55.49-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get a screen with your current DNS zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.17.png\" alt=\"advanced dns\" class=\"wp-image-908\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.17.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.17-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.17-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceed to enter your new DNS records by clicking &#8220;ADD NEW RECORD&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.43.png\" alt=\"add new record\" class=\"wp-image-909\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.43.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.43-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.56.43-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Insert A record for your subdomain to point to your provided MailRush.io IP address. Make sure to replace the IP address to the one we have provided in your MailRush.io settings. In our example the subdomain is <em>msdbu<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.58.15.png\" alt=\"a record at namecheap\" class=\"wp-image-910\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.58.15.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.58.15-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.58.15-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, add a TXT record for your main domain (host @) as v=spf1 +a +mx include:_spf.mailrush.io ~all.  <strong>Advise that if you have any other email server it should be listed here.<\/strong> You can learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/how-do-i-fix-spf-error-shown-at-the-anti-spam-check\/\">How to fix your SPF record shown at the anti-spam check<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforat-1024x74.png\" alt=\"main domain spf\" class=\"wp-image-923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforat-1024x74.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforat-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforat-768x55.png 768w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforat.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, add a TXT record for you subdomain SPF record:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforsub-1024x74.png\" alt=\"subdomain spf\" class=\"wp-image-925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforsub-1024x74.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforsub-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforsub-768x55.png 768w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spfforsub.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.59.29.png\" alt=\"spf txt record at namecheap\" class=\"wp-image-911\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.59.29.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.59.29-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-12.59.29-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, add a TXT record for your public DKIM key for your subdomain. As for the host, we are going to use:  default._domainkey.msdbu   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace msdbu with your MailRush.io subdomain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.45.png\" alt=\"DKIM TXT record at namecheap\" class=\"wp-image-912\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.45.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.45-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.45-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following, add an MX entry for your MailRush.io subdomain. This setting is managed under the &#8220;MAIL SETTINGS&#8221; section as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.52.png\" alt=\"namecheap MX record\" class=\"wp-image-913\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.52.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.52-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.01.52-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, enter the MX record as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> MX Record for host <em>msdbu <\/em>with value msdbu.marketeria.email  and a priority of 10. All TTL can be set as &#8220;Automatic&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.02.47.png\" alt=\"mx setting at namecheap\" class=\"wp-image-914\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.02.47.png 1024w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.02.47-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mailrush.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-27-at-13.02.47-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Update any other support DNS entry depending on your needs and allow up to 24 hours for DNS propagation. Once DNS propagation is completed you can start sending emails to your contacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configuring your Namecheap DNS setup for your MailRush.io account should not be complicated if you have a fair understanding of how to configure a DNS zone. In short, we will need: A TXT record for the SPF entry of the main domain used to include mailrush.io server. This entry is used for domain authentication. 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