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Prerequisites

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

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Add DNS records

Log in to Hover, go to your domain, then click the DNS tab. Click Add A Record for each of the following.

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1. DKIM record

1

Add a new record

Click Add A Record and select TXT as the type.
2

Set the hostname

In the Hostname 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.
Hover fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT
Hostnamesendkit._domainkey
ValueYour DKIM value from SendKit

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2. SPF record

1

Add a new record

Click Add A Record and select TXT.
2

Set the hostname

In the Hostname 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.
Hover fieldSendKit value
TypeTXT
Hostnamesend
ValueYour SPF value from SendKit

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3. MX record

1

Add a new record

Click Add A Record and select MX.
2

Set the hostname

In the Hostname 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.
Hover fieldSendKit value
TypeMX
Hostnamesend
ValueYour MX value from SendKit
Priority10

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4. DMARC record (optional)

1

Add a new record

Click Add A Record and select TXT.
2

Set the hostname

In the Hostname field, enter _dmarc.
3

Set the value

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

Save

Click Add Record.

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Verify your domain

Go back to your SendKit domain detail page and click Refresh. Hover DNS changes typically propagate within 15 minutes.
If verification doesn’t succeed immediately, wait a few minutes and try again. SendKit also checks automatically in the background.

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Troubleshooting

If you’ve changed your nameservers away from Hover, DNS records must be managed at your active DNS provider. Hover’s DNS tab only works when using Hover’s default nameservers.
Despite the button label, you can add any record type (TXT, MX, CNAME, etc.) — not just A records. Select the correct type from the dropdown after clicking.