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This article is meant for those who already successfully registered a domain with Bluehost.
How to add a domain to MailerLite
Head to the Account settings page and click the Domains tab.
Under Sending domains, click Add domain.
Enter an email address that includes your domain, which will be used to send campaigns.
Click Save.
5. Once the domain has been added, click Authenticate.
Manual authentication
A popup will appear, prompting you to start the authentication process. Click Continue.
You’ll be presented with DNS records that need to be added on Bluehost.
You’ll be presented with DNS records that need to be added on Bluehost. Head over to Bluehost and log in to your account. To access the DNS zone page:
From the dashboard, choose Domains in the left-side menu.
Click on the domain you’d like to authenticate.
Navigate to the DNS tab.
How to add the DKIM record
Click + Add record.
Select Single record.
Select CNAME as the record type.
In the Refers to field, select Other Host.
In the field below, enter
litesrv._domainkey.In the Alias to box, enter
litesrv._domainkey.mlsend.com.Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
How to add the SPF record
Within the same DNS page, click + Add record again.
Select Single record.
Select the TXT type.
In the Refers to field, enter
@.In the TXT Value box, paste the SPF value that is given to you in your MailerLite account.
Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
Note: There should be only one SPF record added at a time. If you have another SPF record in your DNS zone (value starts with v=spf1…), make sure to delete it. The record provided by MailerLite will cover all of your services.
How to add the Domain verification record
Click + Add record again.
Select Single record.
Select the TXT type.
In the Refers to field, enter
@.In the TXT Value box, paste the verification value that is given to you in your MailerLite account.
Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
How to get the DNS records approved
Head back to your MailerLite Domains page and click on the green Check DNS records button on the domain authentication window. Once the records are approved, your new domain will be displayed as Authenticated ✅.
In some cases, it may appear that the records were not approved even if all of the information was correctly submitted.
There are 2 reasons why this happens:
It can take the servers up to 24 hours to completely update this information. Most of the time, however, it is approved and updated in a matter of minutes.
Some information has to be re-checked and updated.
🛠️ Need help? For solutions to common issues, check our guide Troubleshooting: Domain authentication.
If you have any questions, contact our friendly support team, and we will gladly assist you.
Please note: While we’re happy to help with any issues taking place on our end, our expertise may be limited when it comes to third-party apps since we cannot access your accounts with those tools, even if they are connected to your MailerLite account. This limits the support we can offer, so we encourage reaching out directly to the support team of those third-party tools for better assistance.
In this case, the Bluehost support page can be found here.