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How to customize the SPF record in the cPanel interface

Donell Cox
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Introduction

You can modify the entries in an SPF record from inside the cPanel interface. The changeable entries include the following:

  • Additional Hosts
  • Additional MX Servers
  • Additional IP Address Blocks (IPv4)
  • Additional IP Address Blocks (IPv6)
  • Include List (INCLUDE)
  • Exclude All Other Hosts ("-all" Entry)

Procedure

  1. Log in to the cPanel interface for your domain.
  2. Navigate to the following location: cPanel: Home -> Email -> Email Deliverability.
  3. Locate the domain to modify, and select "Manage".
  4. Locate the SPF record on the page, and select the 'CUSTOMIZE' pencil icon for the record:Screen_Shot_2020-09-20_at_7.59.22_AM.png
  5. This takes you to the 'Customize an SPF record' page: Screen_Shot_2020-09-17_at_1.19.33_PM.png
  6. Below, you will see the options to add or remove the values in the SPF record: Screen_Shot_2020-09-17_at_1.20.17_PM.png
  7. Preview the modified SPF record: Screen_Shot_2020-09-17_at_1.43.36_PM.png
  8. To finish, select the "INSTALL A CUSTOMIZE SPF RECORD" button: Screen_Shot_2020-09-17_at_1.43.41_PM.png

This interface also makes the SPF record change permanent.

 

To learn how to customize the SPF record via the command line, follow this link:

How can I update the SPF record shown under cPanel Email Deliverability from the command-line?

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