Cloudflare DNS setup
Connect your sending domain using Cloudflare’s DNS settings.
Copy the settings from your SendHog dashboard into Cloudflare. This proves you own the domain and lets email services check your outgoing messages. The steps below show where to enter each setting.
Before you start
Add your domain in SendHog to get the exact settings to copy. If the app is still preparing your records, wait for the real values rather than entering example values.
Make sure Cloudflare manages your DNS, not just your domain registration. Your domain’s nameservers tell you which company manages DNS; if they point elsewhere, use that company’s settings instead.
Add the records
- Open dash.cloudflare.com and select your domain.
- Go to DNS → Records and click Add record.
- Choose CNAME. Copy the Name and Target from SendHog. Cloudflare accepts the full name or the host part.
- Set Proxy status to DNS only (gray cloud), leave TTL on Auto, and save each record.
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Type | Select CNAME for each DKIM record shown in SendHog. These records help verify your outgoing email. |
| Name | Copy the name from SendHog. If the form adds example.com automatically, enter only the part before it. For example, token._domainkey.example.com becomes token._domainkey. Keep any subdomain prefix too. |
| Target / Value | The complete target from SendHog, ending in .dkim.amazonses.com. Each record has its own value. |
| TTL | Auto. This controls how long DNS services remember a record before checking again. |
The examples explain the fields; they are not your real settings. Copy your domain’s records from the app. Leave existing MX records, which deliver incoming mail, and unrelated website records unchanged.
Check your setup
Return to the domain’s setup page in SendHog and select Check DNS. If verification is still pending, check the saved name and target, allow time for DNS caches to update, then check again.
Open dashboardCloudflare tips
- Keep the email-verification CNAME records set to DNS only. The orange-cloud proxy hides the record value that SendHog needs to check.
- If you use Cloudflare Email Routing for incoming mail, leave it running. Adding SendHog sending records does not require disabling your existing inbox setup.
- Quotes are handled for you. If adding a TXT record shown by SendHog, paste its value without surrounding quotes.