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Add MailBlastr DNS records on GoDaddy

Publish the SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records MailBlastr generates for your domain using the GoDaddy DNS Management page.

This guide walks through adding the DNS records MailBlastr generates for a domain using GoDaddy’s DNS Management page. First add your domain in MailBlastr to generate the records — see Managing domains — and keep the DNS records reference open for your exact DKIM record and region.

These steps assume GoDaddy is hosting your DNS (the default when you register with them). If you pointed the domain at custom nameservers, add the records wherever those nameservers are hosted instead.

Open DNS Management

  1. 1
    Open your domain portfolio

    Sign in at godaddy.com, open the account menu, and choose My Products. Find your domain and click DNS (or Manage DNS).

  2. 2
    Find the Records section

    On the DNS Management page scroll to Records. This table lists existing records and has an Add (or Add New Record) button.

  3. 3
    Add each record

    Click Add, pick the Type, fill in the fields below, and Save. Repeat for all six records.

GoDaddy’s Host / Name field expects the subdomain part without your domain — GoDaddy appends the domain for you. Enter mailblastr._domainkey, send, and _dmarc (not the full …yourdomain.com). Entering the full hostname produces a doubled name like send.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com.

DKIM — TXT

Add one TXT record holding your domain’s DKIM public key.

DKIM — TXT
TypeTXToptional

A single DKIM key record.

Name (Host)mailblastr._domainkeyoptional

GoDaddy appends .yourdomain.com, giving mailblastr._domainkey.yourdomain.com. mailblastr is the fixed selector MailBlastr uses.

Value (Points to)v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=<public key>optional

The DKIM key record holding your domain’s public key.

TTL1 Houroptional

GoDaddy default is fine.

SPF — MX + TXT on the send subdomain

MailBlastr uses the custom MAIL FROM subdomain send.yourdomain.com. On GoDaddy enter send in the Host/Name field for both the MX and the TXT.

SPF — MX
TypeMXoptional

Receives bounce and complaint feedback for the MAIL FROM subdomain.

Name (Host)sendoptional

Resolves to send.yourdomain.com.

Value (Points to)feedback-smtp.us-east-1.amazonses.comoptional

Region-specific feedback host. Replace us-east-1 with your domain’s region.

Priority10optional

GoDaddy has a dedicated Priority field for MX records.

TTL1 Houroptional

GoDaddy default.

SPF — TXT
TypeTXToptional

SPF policy for the MAIL FROM subdomain.

Name (Host)sendoptional

Same host as the MX — resolves to send.yourdomain.com.

Valuev=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~alloptional

Authorizes Amazon SES for the MAIL FROM subdomain. Paste without surrounding quotes.

TTL1 Houroptional

GoDaddy default.

DMARC — TXT on _dmarc

DMARC — TXT
TypeTXToptional

DMARC policy record.

Name (Host)_dmarcoptional

Resolves to _dmarc.yourdomain.com.

Valuev=DMARC1; p=none;optional

A monitoring policy to start with.

TTL1 Houroptional

GoDaddy default.

GoDaddy-specific gotchas: use the bare Host (send, _dmarc, mailblastr._domainkey) — never the full domain; do not add a trailing dot to CNAME/MX values; and if a default GoDaddy SPF record already exists at the apex, leave it alone — MailBlastr’s SPF belongs on the send. subdomain.

GoDaddy DNS changes typically propagate within an hour. Once all six records are saved, return to MailBlastr and re-verify the domain.