This article is meant for those who have already successfully registered a domain with Bluehost.
How to add a domain to MailerLite
Head to the Account settings page and click the Domains tab.
Under Sending domains, click + Add sending domain.
Enter an email address that includes your domain, which will be used to send campaigns.
Click Save.
Manual authentication
A popup will appear, prompting you to start the authentication process. Click Continue.
You’ll be presented with instructions for manual authentication. Before starting, head over to Bluehost and log in to your account. To access the DNS zone page:
From the dashboard, choose Domains in the left-side menu.
Click on the domain you’d like to authenticate.
3. Navigate to the DNS tab.
On MailerLite’s side, click Add record next to the DKIM CNAME record. Then click the ✔️ I’m logged in button to proceed.
Note: If you don’t have access to your DNS provider, click Download to download the records and instructions. Afterwards, share them with your team or DNS provider.
How to add the DKIM record
On MailerLite, click Add record and confirm ✔️ I’m logged in. Afterwards, on Bluehost:
Click + Add record.
Select Single record.
Select CNAME as the record type.
In the Refers to field, select Other Host.
In the below field, enter
litesrv._domainkey.In the Alias to box, enter
litesrv._domainkey.mlsend.com.Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
Once the record is added, head back to MailerLite and click ✔️ I added the record.
How to add the SPF record
On MailerLite, click Add record. Afterwards, on Bluehost:
Within the same DNS page, click + Add record again.
Select Single record.
Select the TXT type.
In the Refers to field, enter
@.In the TXT Value box, paste the SPF value that is given to you in your MailerLite account.
Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
Once the record is added, head back to MailerLite and click ✔️ I added the record.
Note: There should be only one SPF record added at a time. If you have another SPF record in your DNS zone (value starts with v=spf1…), make sure to delete it. The record provided by MailerLite will cover all of your services.
How to add the Domain verification record
On MailerLite, click Add record. Afterwards, on Bluehost:
Click + Add record again.
Select Single record.
Select the TXT type.
In the Refers to field, enter
@.In the TXT Value box, paste the verification value that is given to you in your MailerLite account.
Leave the TTL as 4 hours.
Click Add.
Once the record is added, head back to MailerLite and click ✔️ I added the record.
How to get the DNS records approved
Once the records are approved, your domain status will be displayed as ✅ Authenticated.
In some cases, it may appear that the records were not approved even if all of the information was correctly submitted.
There are 2 reasons why this happens:
It can take the servers up to 24 hours to completely update this information. Most of the time, however, it is approved and updated in a matter of minutes.
Some information has to be re-checked and updated.
🛠️ Need help? For solutions to common issues, check our guide Troubleshooting: Domain authentication.
If you have any questions, contact our friendly support team, and we will gladly assist you.
Please note: While we’re happy to help with any issues taking place on our end, our expertise may be limited when it comes to third-party apps since we cannot access your accounts with those tools, even if they are connected to your MailerLite account. This limits the support we can offer, so we encourage reaching out directly to the support team of those third-party tools for better assistance.
In this case, the Bluehost support page can be found here.