SPF and DKIM

When sending emails from your own domain name, you as the domain owner have to declare which mail servers are allowed to send emails using your domain. This is an important security measure to prevent "spoofing" and unauthorized parties sending emails using your domain name.

This is where SPF and DKIM come in. They are special DNS records that tell the world which mail servers you trust to send emails using your domain.

This guide only applies to domains using external nameservers. If your domain is using nameservers assigned to you by Templ, we have already configured this for you and you can ignore this guide.

Configure SPF and DKIM

To set the correct SPF and DKIM for your domain, log in where you manage your domain's DNS settings and add the following records:

SPF

Name: @
Type: TXT
TTL: 300
Value: v=spf1 include:spf.wootemple.com include:sendgrid.net ~all

DKIM

Name: mail._domainkey
Type: TXT
TTL: 300
Value: v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC5MKmb1rjplGX4tKwXaVfNes8Lr3DYg83CS/nf/nfeO+hKpVZDxKnOfnBJayxP4CAerVzRSxxdfIv2Q2U3C/51X1cbWM6QKQDzk3JGQEIcRnTmx3x5a7aeOCmd2psrgXki32rYchYgq7hF/4YsEnGUf9LqVE+4k+F6xu6oj51QIwIDAQAB

If you already have an SPF record

A domain can only have one SPF record. If you already have SPF configured for another mail service, do not create a second record - instead, add our two include: entries to your existing record.

For example, if your current record is:

v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all

change it to:

v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.wootemple.com include:sendgrid.net ~all

Keep your existing entries and the closing ~all - just insert the two new include: entries before it.

Once correctly configured, your DNS settings should look something like this:

DNS settings showing SPF and DKIM TXT records configured

Verify that it works

After the DNS changes have propagated (usually within an hour), confirm that emails from your site pass SPF and DKIM. Follow Email deliverability and domain verification to send a test email and check the results, or use a free tool like mail-tester.com.