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SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Zoho Mail: the exact records
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Short answer
For Zoho Mail, publish one SPF TXT record — v=spf1 include:zohomail.com ~all — at your domain, turn on DKIM in Zoho Mail and publish the record it gives you (selector zmail, zoho), then add a DMARC TXT record named _dmarc, starting with v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:you@yourdomain.com and moving to p=quarantine once reports are clean.
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1. SPF
Add (or edit) the single TXT record at your domain root that starts with v=spf1 so it reads: v=spf1 include:zohomail.com ~all
If your account is on zoho.eu, use include:zohomail.eu instead.
2. DKIM
In the Zoho Mail admin console, open Domains → your domain → Email configuration → DKIM, add a selector, copy the TXT record into your DNS and verify it.
Zoho’s SPF include depends on your data centre: zohomail.com for accounts on zoho.com, zohomail.eu for accounts on zoho.eu. The check picks the right one from your MX records.
3. DMARC
Add a TXT record named _dmarc with v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:you@yourdomain.com, using a mailbox that exists. Read the daily reports for two to four weeks, then change p=none to p=quarantine so forged mail goes to spam.
Where to add the records
Menu names change, but these are the usual paths:
- GoDaddy: Sign in to GoDaddy → your domain → DNS → Add New Record.
- Cloudflare: Cloudflare dashboard → your domain → DNS → Records → Add record.
- Squarespace: Squarespace → Domains → your domain → DNS → DNS Settings → Add record.
- Namecheap: Namecheap → Domain List → Manage → Advanced DNS → Add New Record.
- IONOS: IONOS → Domains & SSL → your domain → DNS → Add record.
- STRATO: STRATO → Domains → Manage domain → DNS → manage the TXT and CNAME records.
- Wix: Wix → Domains → ⋯ next to your domain → Manage DNS Records → Add record.
- Hostinger: Hostinger hPanel → Domains → Manage → DNS / Nameservers → add a record.
- Amazon Route 53: AWS console → Route 53 → Hosted zones → your domain → Create record.
- Vercel: Vercel → Domains → your domain → DNS Records → Add.
- Hetzner: Hetzner DNS console → your zone → Add record.