Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 min | Tier: All Plans
Setting up your sending domain tells email providers (Gmail, Outlook, etc.) that DreamFlow is authorized to send emails on your behalf. Without this, your campaigns and automated emails are likely to land in spam.
Why Domain Verification Matters
- Deliverability — Verified domains get significantly better inbox placement.
- Brand trust — Emails come from yourname@yourdomain.com instead of a generic address.
- Compliance — Major email providers increasingly require SPF and DKIM for bulk sending.
Steps
- Navigate to Settings > Email Connections.
- Click + Add Sending Domain.
- Enter your domain (e.g.,
yourdomain.com). - DreamFlow generates three DNS records you need to add:
- SPF Record (TXT) — Authorizes DreamFlow's mail servers to send on your behalf.
- DKIM Record (TXT) — Adds a digital signature to your emails for authenticity.
- DMARC Record (TXT) — Tells providers what to do with emails that fail SPF/DKIM checks.
- Log in to your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.).
- Navigate to DNS Settings for your domain.
- Add each record exactly as shown in DreamFlow. Copy-paste the values to avoid typos.
- Wait 5-30 minutes for DNS propagation (can take up to 48 hours in rare cases).
- Back in DreamFlow, click Verify Domain.
- Green checkmarks appear next to each record when verification succeeds.
Warning: Do not modify existing SPF records — merge DreamFlow's include directive into your existing SPF record. Having multiple SPF records causes delivery failures.
Tip: DreamFlow sends from
mail.dreamflowcrm.com as the subdomain. Your custom domain is used in the "From" address that recipients see.
Troubleshooting
- Verification pending? DNS changes can take up to 48 hours. Try again in a few hours.
- SPF failed? Check that you merged (not replaced) your existing SPF record.
- DKIM failed? Ensure you copied the full DKIM value — it is a long string that sometimes gets truncated.
Related Articles
- Campaigns Overview — Send campaigns from your verified domain
- Email Deliverability — Improve inbox placement rates
- Account Settings — General workspace configuration
Stuck on DNS records? Ask Sally in the chat bubble — she can help you find the right settings page for your domain registrar.
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