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To add and verify a sending domain in Mailtrap, you need access to your domain's DNS records and your domain provider account.

Sending Domain Setup check it for more details on setting up your sending domain. Continue reading to learn how to add Mailtrap DNS records to DigitalOcean.

This guide assumes that your domain is either registered and managed with DigitalOcean or registered elsewhere but points to DigitalOcean.

1

Choose Networking in the main menu of the control panel and click the domain you've added to Mailtrap.

You'll see the Create new record heading.

2

On the Domain Verification page in Mailtrap, you'll see the DNS records you need to add to DigitalOcean. These are Domain Verification, DKIM, DMARC, and Domain Tracking. You'll need the values under Type, Name, and Value.

3

Check the type next to each record in Mailtrap and choose a relevant one in DigitalOcean (CNAME or TXT). Mailtrap has four CNAME type records (Domain Verification, DKIM (2), and Custom Tracking Domain) and one TXT type record (DMARC).

DNS record types and categories in Mailtrap
DigitalOcean DNS record type selector dropdown

The SPF check for your mail is covered by the domain verification record. There is no need to add a separate SPF record on your sending domain.

4

Copy the Name and Value for each record one by one. You can do this by hovering and clicking each record.

5

Paste the values into DigitalOcean. Remember that DigitalOcean refers to the Name field as Hostname for all record types. For CNAME type records, it refers to the Value field as Is an Alias of.

DigitalOcean TXT record input form showing Hostname and Value fields
DigitalOcean CNAME record input form showing Hostname and Is an Alias of fields
6

Use the default value for TTL.

Click Create Record after adding each record in DigitalOcean.

7

Repeat the process of copying and pasting for each record until you've added all Mailtrap DNS records to DigitalOcean.

8

Some records may be verified immediately, while some may take more time. Mailtrap will check the DNS records automatically every hour, but you can force a check by clicking the Re-check DNS Records button.

9

If you add all the required DNS records correctly, the Status of DNS records will change from Missing to Verified, and the red dots will turn green.

If you have additional questions, consult the official DigitalOcean documentation or contact us at [email protected].

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