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Email DNS records at Namecheap

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Find the DNS editor

  1. Sign in to Namecheap and select Domain List in the left sidebar.
  2. Select Manage next to your domain.
  3. Open the Advanced DNS tab.

What goes in each field

Record Host field Value field
MX Host Value + Priority
TXT Host Value
CNAME Host Value
  • For your bare domain, MX: enter @ in Host; TXT: enter @ in Host; CNAME: enter @ in Host.
  • For other names, type only the part before your domain (for example _dmarc). Namecheap adds your domain automatically.
  • Default TTL: Automatic.

Adding a record at Namecheap

MX record

  1. In the Mail Settings section, choose Custom MX from the drop-down list. You may need to scroll the list to find it.
  2. Select Add New Record.
  3. Enter @ as the Host, the mail server as the Value, and the Priority in the box to the right of the Value.
  4. Select the check mark to save the record.
  5. Delete every other MX record with its trash icon, then confirm with Yes.

TXT record

  1. In the Host Records section, select Add New Record.
  2. In the Type drop-down, choose TXT Record.
  3. Fill in Host and Value, and pick a TTL.
  4. Select the check mark, or Save All Changes, to save.

CNAME record

  1. In the Host Records section, select Add New Record.
  2. In the Type drop-down, choose CNAME Record.
  3. Fill in Host and Value, and pick a TTL.
  4. Select the check mark to save.

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