Namecheap

This guide adds the DNS records from Adding and verifying a domain at Namecheap.

Records to create

Take the exact values from the records array of your domain (dashboard, API or spacepost domains doctor acme.com). The shape is always:

Type	Name	Value	Notes
CNAME	<token1>._domainkey	<token1>.dkim.amazonses.com	Three CNAMEs, one per token
MX	send	feedback-smtp.eu-central-1.amazonses.com	Priority 10
TXT	send	v=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all	Return-path SPF
TXT	_dmarc	v=DMARC1; p=none;	Recommended

Steps

1. In Namecheap go to Domain List, click Manage next to your domain and open Advanced DNS.
2. Click Add new record.
3. Host: enter the relative name (a1b2c3d4e5f6._domainkey, send, _dmarc). Namecheap appends the domain.
4. CNAME: Value is the target. Do not add a trailing dot.
5. MX: Namecheap has a Mail Settings dropdown above the table. Set it to Custom MX (or leave “Email Routing” off), then add the MX row with Priority 10.
6. TXT: paste the value without quotes.
7. Save each row with the green check mark.

Notes

Caution

If Namecheap’s Mail Settings is set to “Namecheap Email Forwarding”, it adds its own MX records at the root. That is fine for the root; the send subdomain records are independent.

This only works when the domain uses Namecheap BasicDNS / PremiumDNS nameservers.

After saving, run spacepost domains doctor acme.com or call POST /domains/{id}/verify. If it does not verify, see Troubleshooting.