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Table of Contents
  1. Afrihost SPF Setup
    1. Generate SPF Record
    2. Publish SPF Record
  2. Afrihost DKIM Setup
    1. Enable Afrihost Signing and Publish Key


1.1 Afrihost SPF Setup


1.1 Generate SPF Record


  1. Log into cPanel.
  2. Select Authentication found under the Email Section.
  3. Click 'Enable' under the SPF section.
  4. Copy the SPF record.


1.2 Publish SPF Record


Note that Afrihost utilizes a different SPF per domain. Do not utilize the below record. It is simply an example.


Example Include String
ip4:154.0.172.180 ~all
Afrihost SPF Record
v=spf1 ip4:154.0.172.180 ~all



2. Afrihost DKIM Setup


  1. Log into cPanel.
  2. Select Authentication found under the Email Section.
  3. Click 'Enable' under the DKIM section.
  4. Copy the DKIM record.
  5. Publish the TXT Record in the Sendmarc Public Key Manager.


It will look like the example below.


TypeHostTXT ValueTTL
TXTdefault._domainkeyPaste the key generated here1 hour (Default)