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SPF and DKIM Records within cPanel

How to repair SPF and DKIM Records within cPanel 

Log into cPanel Email section > Email Deliverability menu:

 

 

This section allows you to perform the following actions:

 

1. Repair — this feature allows the system to repair a domain’s invalid records:

 

 

 

In the window that appears upon clicking Repair,  you can review and confirm the system’s recommendations for any invalid records. You can also Copy or Customize a suggested record before you approve the system’s repairs. Click on Repair and the records will be added to the DNS zone of the domain/subdomain automatically:

 

 

This process can take up to five minutes, depending on the server. When the records are set up, you will receive a corresponding success message:

 

 

Allow some time to pass for the records to propagate and refresh the page afterwards. The Email Deliverability Status will be then changed to Valid:

 

2. Manage – this option allows you to manually configure a domain’s mail-related DNS records.

 

The Manage the Domain section already displays the properly-configured DKIM and SPF record values. So in most cases, you just need to Copy them and paste manually to the DNS zone of your domain. Alternatively, you can click Install the suggested record to have the SPF and DKIM records added to the DNS zone automatically:

 

 

After the record is installed, you will receive the confirmation message: “The system successfully updated the DNS records.

 

In the SPF section, you will also have an option to Customize the system’s recommended SPF record for a domain:

 

 

 

For cPanel Basic Theme:

 

Log into cPanel > Email section > Email Deliverability menu:

 

 

This section allows you to perform the following actions:

 

1. Repair — this feature allows the system to repair a domain’s invalid records:

 

 

 

In the window that appears upon clicking Repair,  you can review and confirm the system’s recommendations for any invalid records. You can also Copy or Customize a suggested record before you approve the system’s repairs. Click on Repair and the records will be added to the DNS zone of the domain/subdomain automatically:

 This process can take up to five minutes, depending on the server. In case of success, the Email Deliverability Status will be changed to Valid:

 

 

2. Manage – this option allows you to manually configure a domain’s mail-related DNS records.

 

The Manage the Domain section already displays the properly-configured DKIM and SPF record values. So in most cases, you just need to Copy them and paste manually to the DNS zone of your domain. Alternatively, you can click Install the suggested record to have the SPF and DKIM records added to the DNS zone automatically:

 

 

After the record is installed, you will receive the confirmation message: “The system successfully updated the DNS records.

In the SPF section, you will also have an option to Customize the system’s recommended SPF record for a domain:

 

Updated on April 14, 2023

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