Add Domain to Resend
First, log in to your Resend Account and add a domain.
It is best practice to use a
subdomain
(updates.example.com) instead of the root domain (example.com). This allows
for proper reputation segmentation based on topics or purpose (e.g.
transactional and marketing).
Log in to Hetzner
Log in to your Hetzner account:- Choose your Domain from the
Your Zoneslist. - Select the
Recordstab to get to the page to manage DNS records.
Add MX SPF Record
In theCreate Record section on Hetzner copy and paste the values MX from Resend:
- On the
Typepage, chooseMX. - Type
sendfor theNameof the record. - Select the
Valuefield. - Use the default
Priorityof10. - Copy the MX Value from Resend into the
Mail serverfield. - Select the TTL of
1800. - Select
Add Record.
Hetzner requires your MX record to have a trailing period when adding. Resend
will include the trailing period when copying. Removing the period will cause
the verification to fail.
| Hetzner | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | MX Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Mail server | Value | feedback-smtp.us-east-1.amazonses.com. |
| TTL | - | 1800 |
| Priority | Priority | 10 |
Do not use the same priority for multiple records. If Priority
10 is already
in use on another record, try a number slightly higher like 11 or 12.Add TXT SPF Record
On the sameCreate Record section:
- On the
Typepage, chooseTXT. - Type
sendfor theNameof the record. - Copy the TXT Value Resend into the
Valuefield. - Select the TTL of
1800. - Select
Add Record.
Omit your domain from the record values in Resend when you paste. Instead of
send.example.com, paste only send (or send.subdomain if you’re using a
subdomain).
| Hetzner | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | TXT Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Value | Value | "v=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all" |
| TTL | - | 10800 |
Add TXT DKIM Records
On the sameCreate Record section:
- On the
Typepage, chooseTXT. - Type
resend._domainkeyfor theNameof the record. - Copy the TXT Value Resend into the
Valuefield. - Select the TTL of
1800. - Select
Add Record.
Omit your domain from the record values in Resend when you paste. Instead of
resend._domainkey.example.com, paste only resend._domainkey (or
resend._domainkey.subdomain if you’re using a subdomain).
| Hetzner | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | TXT Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Value | Value | p=example_demain_key_value |
| TTL | - | 1 hour |
Complete Verification
Now click Verify DNS Records on your Domain in Resend. It may take a few hours to complete the verification process (often much faster).Troubleshooting
If your domain is not successfully verified, these are some common troubleshooting methods.Resend shows my domain verification failed.
Resend shows my domain verification failed.
Review the records you added to Hetzner to rule out copy and paste errors.
It has been longer than 72 hours and my domain is still Pending.
It has been longer than 72 hours and my domain is still Pending.