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2. Click the name of the email domain you want to authenticate. The domain overview page displays. You can see the status of the DNS records.
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3. Click the **DNS records** tab.
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On this tab you can configure:
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On this tab, you can configure:
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-**SPF record** – Authorizes specific mail servers to send emails on behalf of your domain, preventing unauthorized use.
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-**DKIM record** – Adds a digital signature to verify email integrity and confirms it was sent from your domain.
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-**DMARC record** – Defines how receiving servers should handle authentication failures and enables reporting for your domain.
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3. Add a `TXT` record type in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
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4. Paste the value you have copied in the root zone of your domain.
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5. Add an additional`TXT` record type in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
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5. Add another`TXT` record type in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
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6. Copy the name that displays in the console.
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7. Paste the name you have copied in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
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1. Add a `TXT` record type in the same zone as your Transactional Email's domain, on your DNS zone.
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2. Enter `_dmarc` in the **Name** field, followed by the domain name. For example, if your domain is called `my-domain.com`, you should have `_dmarc.my-domain.com.` in the **Name** field.
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3. Enter your desired tags and their values in the **Value** section. Make sure that you add the mandatory `v` and `p` tags, and that you separate tags from each other with semi-colons. Find out about DMARC configuration in our [dedicated documentation](/transactional-email/reference-content/dmarc-configuration/).
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Your **Value** field should look similar to the following
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Your **Value** field should look similar to the following:
It is possible to configure several DMARC records for one domain, but they must have a different name to be valid.
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It is possible to configure several DMARC records for one domain, but they must have different names to be valid.
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For example, the `_dmarc.mydomain.com` and `_dmarc.tem.mydomain.com` DMARC records are valid.
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</Message>
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6. Confirm the changes and add the DMARC record.
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4. Confirm the changes and add the DMARC record.
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<Messagetype="tip">
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If you have a domain at Scaleway Domains and DNS, you can access your account from the Scaleway [console](https://console.scaleway.com/), click **Domains and DNS** > **Your domain** > **DNS Zones**, then add a record in the same zone as your Transactional Email's domain.
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1. Access your domain's **DNS Verification** tab and scroll down to the **DMARC record** section.
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2. Copy the values that display in the **Name** and the **Value** fields.
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3. Add a `TXT` record type in the same zone as your Transactional Email's domain, on your DNS zone.
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4. In the **Name** field, paste the value you have copied in step 2, followed by the domain name.
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5. In the **Value** field, paste the value you have copied in step 2. Your **Value** field should look like the following:
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4. In the **Name** field, paste the value you copied in step 2, followed by the domain name.
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5. In the **Value** field, paste the value you copied in step 2. Your **Value** field should look like the following:
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v=DMARC1; p=none;
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## How to configure MX records
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<Messagetype="important">
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We recommend you use your own MX server if you have one. If you do not have an MX server, we recommend you use Scaleway's blackhole MX, as it allows you to avoid email rejection. However, this also means that the emails sent back to the Scaleway blackhole MX, will be lost and unrecoverable.
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We recommend you use your own MX server if you have one. If you do not have an MX server, we recommend you use Scaleway's blackhole MX, as it allows you to avoid email rejection. However, this also means that the emails sent back to the Scaleway blackhole MX will be lost and unrecoverable.
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</Message>
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1. Add an [MX record](/transactional-email/concepts/#mx-record) type in the root zone of your domain on your DNS zone.
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### How to add Scaleway's MX record
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<Messagetype="important">
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- Scaleway provides its own MX server to improve email deliverability. <br /> However, Scaleway's MX server is a **blackhole**. This means that **any email sent back to it, will be lost with no possibility of recovery**.
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- Scaleway provides its own MX server to improve email deliverability. <br /> However, Scaleway's MX server is a **blackhole**. This means that **any email sent back to it will be lost with no possibility of recovery**.
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- If you have no MX server, we recommend you use Scaleway's blackhole MX to avoid getting your emails rejected.
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</Message>
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