Setting up DNS records is essential to make sure your emails reach inboxes, are trusted by recipients, and stay out of spam. By adding these records, you’re essentially granting Brew permission to send emails on your behalf while proving to email providers that you’ve authorized these messages. This guide will walk you through exactly what to do.

If you see a red warning next to “DNS Records” in settings, you should follow this guide.

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The Three DNS Records You Need

To send emails with Brew, you’ll need to add three types of DNS records to your domain registrar. Each one plays a key role in making sure your emails are delivered and trusted.

MX Records

Routes your emails to the right destination

SPF & DMARC Records

Protects your domain from unauthorized use

DKIM CNAME Records

Verifies your emails are genuinely from you

Before you add DNS records, make sure you’ve set your sending domain. This is the first step.

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How to Add DNS Records

You can configure DNS records either during the initial sign-up flow or later from your account settings. If you’re setting up DNS records after sign-up, navigate to Settings → DNS Records in the left navigation menu to access the DNS configuration page.

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Select Manual Setup

Click Add manually to configure your DNS records by copying and pasting them into your domain provider’s dashboard.

2

View your required records

In the DNS Records section, you’ll see a list of the records you need to add to your domain.

Each record will have a clipboard icon that allows you to easily copy the record value for pasting into your domain registrar.

3

Add DNS Records at Your Registrar

Follow these steps at your domain registrar for each record listed in your Brew dashboard:

  • Log in to your registrar account
  • Look for options like “Add Record,” “Create Record,” or similar
  • Select the appropriate record type (MX, TXT, or CNAME) shown in the “Type” column
  • For the Host or Name field, paste the value shown in the “Name” column
  • For the Value field, paste the text copied from the “Value” column
  • If asked for TTL (Time To Live), enter 3600 or select 1 hour
  • For MX records only, enter 10 in the “Priority” field if your registrar requests it

When adding records, make sure to use the exact record type shown in the “Type” column (MX, TXT, or CNAME). Don’t look for options labeled SPF or DKIM in your registrar—these are just descriptions of what the records do.

Not sure how to add DNS records? Expand your provider below for step-by-step instructions and Brew-specific tips.

Not sure which company hosts your domain’s DNS? Use tools like whois.domaintools.com to look up your domain’s nameservers and determine which service provider manages your DNS settings.

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Verify your records

Return to Brew and click the “Verify Records” button at the bottom of the page. Brew will check if your records have been properly configured.

Before you add the DNS records, all indicators will be red, showing that records haven’t been verified yet.

Records typically verify within minutes, but can take up to a few hours to propagate across all servers. During that time, you may see different records validate. This is normal - just check back later.

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Quick Tips

Be patient

DNS changes can take up to a few hours (sometimes longer) to fully propagate. If verification fails initially, wait and try again before troubleshooting.

Copy values exactly

Use the clipboard icons to copy and paste values directly from the Brew dashboard to avoid typos. Always copy DKIM values exactly—no extra spaces or quotes.

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When you’ll need to repeat DNS setup

You’ll need to add new DNS records and verify them again if you:

Change your domain setup:

  • Switch to a different subdomain (mail.company.com → news.company.com)
  • Change your root domain (company.com → newcompany.com)

Change your DNS infrastructure:

  • Switch DNS providers or transfer your domain to a different registrar (GoDaddy → Cloudflare, Namecheap → AWS Route 53, etc.)
  • Change your domain’s nameservers

Important: Brew supports one sending domain at a time. If you want to change from mail.company.com to news.company.com, you’ll update your domain in Settings → Domain and then complete this entire DNS verification process for the new domain.

If any of these changes occur, return to this guide and follow the same steps with your new domain or DNS provider. We also recommend completing the domain warm-up process again to ensure optimal deliverability.

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