Domains & DNS
Connect the domains you own so mail arrives at you@yourcompany.com. This is where you add a domain, set its DNS records, verify it, and keep an eye on deliverability.
Add a domain
- In the dashboard, open Domains and click Add Domain (top right).
- Type the bare domain, for example
yourcompany.com: nowww, no@. - Click Add Domain. The domain appears as Pending with the DNS records you need to add.
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Domains, then Add Domain.
- 1Domain name: your domain only, e.g.
northwind.com, not an email address. - 2Add Domain: registers the domain and shows the DNS records to set up next.
The DNS records
Add these at your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.). Most registrars want the Host/Name relative to your domain: use @ for the root.
- On the domain's card, copy the Host and Value of the TXT verification record with the copy icon next to each.
- At your registrar, add a TXT record with those exact values.
- Do the same for the MX record, using the priority shown.
- Back in the dashboard, click Verify. The step tracker moves on as each record is found.
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A domain with its DNS status.
- 1Status: Pending until the records are found. It changes to Verified once mail routes to SyncGaze.
- 2Verify: click after saving the records at your registrar. DNS can take 5–30 minutes to update.
- 3Ownership (TXT): proves the domain is yours. Copy the value exactly.
- 4Mail exchange (MX): points your mail to
mail.syncgaze.in.
What each record does
| Record | Purpose | Value |
|---|---|---|
| MX | Routes incoming mail to SyncGaze. | mail.syncgaze.in, priority 10: the only MX on the domain. |
| SPF (TXT) | Tells other servers SyncGaze may send for you. | Copy the exact value shown on your domain page. Keep one SPF record only: merge with any existing one. |
| DKIM (TXT) | Signs your outgoing mail so it isn't forged. | Configured automatically on our mail server. |
| DMARC (TXT) | Sets a policy for mail that fails checks. | The dashboard suggests v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc@syncgaze.in, which also sends you reports. |
Deliverability
SyncGaze checks each domain's SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX records and gives it a score out of 100. Aim for all four green: a weak or missing SPF or DMARC is the usual reason business mail lands in spam.
- Open Reporting → Deliverability.
- Find your domain. Each row shows a green tick when the record is found, or a red cross with what is missing.
- Fix any red row at your registrar, then click Re-check now to run the checks again.
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Reporting, then Deliverability.
- 1Score: out of 100, with a letter grade. 100 means all four records are in place.
- 2SPF: lists the servers allowed to send for your domain.
- 3DKIM: the public key that lets receivers check your signature.
- 4DMARC: your policy for mail that fails checks; quarantine or reject scores highest.
- 5MX: where mail for the domain is delivered.
Troubleshooting
When Verify doesn't find your records, the domain stays Pending and the step tracker stops at the first record it couldn't see.
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A domain that hasn't verified yet.
- 1Pending: SyncGaze hasn't found all the records yet.
- 2Current step: the record to fix first. Here, the ownership (TXT) record.
- 3Verify: checks again. Wait 5 to 30 minutes after a DNS change.
- 4Mail Exchange Record: must be the only MX on the domain; see the table below.
| Problem | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Verification fails | An old provider's MX is still present, or records haven't propagated. | Remove other MX records; wait 5 to 30 minutes and click Verify. Full walkthrough: multiple-MX fix. |
| “Enter a valid domain, not an email address” | You typed an @ or an invalid format. | Enter just company.com. |
| Verified, but mail still goes elsewhere | A leftover MX at equal/higher priority is intercepting mail. | Delete the other provider's MX so only SyncGaze's remains. |
| Mail marked as spam by recipients | SPF/DKIM/DMARC incomplete. | Confirm all three are present and green on the domain page. |
What's next?