{"id":25176,"date":"2022-03-07T20:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/?p=25176"},"modified":"2023-03-15T07:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:59:40","slug":"cpanel-how-to-setup-an-spf-record","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/cpanel-how-to-setup-an-spf-record\/","title":{"rendered":"cPanel: How to setup an SPF record?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"none\">A Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record is a type of Domain Name Service (DNS) TXT record that identifies which mail servers are permitted to send an email on behalf of your domain. The purpose of an SPF record is to detect and prevent spammers from sending messages with forged \u201cfrom\u201d addresses on your domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 1-\u00a0<\/strong>Login to cPanel<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please see our article on logging into cPanel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.freshdesk.com\/a\/solutions\/articles\/33000240363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 2\u00a0<\/strong><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Navigate to Domains, then click DNS Zone Editor:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33092906385\/original\/sYdA8VBoGPMlLNvQNsHqGhw1vFu5MZjxUQ.png?1678703713\" width=\"519\" height=\"185\" data-id=\"33092906385\" data-identifyelement=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Then click the Manage button of the domain of your choice:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33074077078\/original\/ijRO0gfxz_CN_9y_cIFM59N4a0kM5eKCMg.png?1646686095\" width=\"516\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"33074077078\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><strong>Step 4\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Update SPF record<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you currently have an SPF click edit to update your SPF<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add a new record should your SPF not exist.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33074076498\/original\/3kUofh0vqow7nlP7HAPOGsJq4fzJTszr1g.png?1646685514\" width=\"652\" height=\"86\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33074076498\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Important!\u00a0<\/strong>there should only be one SPF on the DNS zone<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPF RECORD DATA : &#8220;v=spf1 include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Step 5<\/strong>&#8211; Click &#8220;Save Record&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib inline-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33074077093\/original\/knnU9ksa8zGKLPgCzuuFwUXwrSATsRusrg.png?1646686114\" width=\"691\" height=\"91\" data-id=\"33074077093\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record is a type of Domain Name Service (DNS) TXT record that identifies which mail servers are permitted to send an email on behalf of your domain. 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