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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  1. A SendKit account with a domain added
  2. Access to your Hetzner DNS Console
  3. Your domain’s DNS records from the SendKit domain detail page

Add DNS records

Log in to the Hetzner DNS Console, select your DNS zone, then click Add record for each of the following.

1. DKIM record

1

Add a new record

Click Add record and select TXT as the type.
2

Set the name

In the Name field, enter sendkit._domainkey.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the full DKIM value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Save

Click Add record.
Hetzner fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT
Namesendkit._domainkey
ValueYour DKIM value from SendKit

2. SPF record

1

Add a new record

Click Add record and select TXT as the type.
2

Set the name

In the Name field, enter send.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the SPF value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Save

Click Add record.
Hetzner fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT
Namesend
ValueYour SPF value from SendKit

3. MX record

1

Add a new record

Click Add record and select MX as the type.
2

Set the name

In the Name field, enter send.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, paste the MX value from your SendKit domain detail page.
4

Set priority

Set Priority to 10.
5

Save

Click Add record.
Hetzner fieldSendKit value
TypeMX
Namesend
ValueYour MX value from SendKit
Priority10

4. DMARC record (optional)

1

Add a new record

Click Add record and select TXT as the type.
2

Set the name

In the Name field, enter _dmarc.
3

Set the value

In the Value field, enter v=DMARC1; p=none;.
4

Save

Click Add record.

Verify your domain

Go back to your SendKit domain detail page and click Refresh. Hetzner DNS changes typically propagate within a few minutes.
If verification doesn’t succeed immediately, wait a few minutes and try again. SendKit also checks automatically in the background.

Troubleshooting

Make sure you’ve added your domain as a DNS zone in the Hetzner DNS Console and that your domain’s nameservers point to Hetzner (hydrogen.ns.hetzner.com, oxygen.ns.hetzner.com, helium.ns.hetzner.de).
Hetzner DNS Console handles long TXT values correctly. Paste the full DKIM value from SendKit without splitting it into chunks.