Namecheap Private Email
Business email hosted by Namecheap.
SPF Include
Add this include to your SPF record to authorize Namecheap Private Email to send emails on behalf of your domain.
Add to SPF recordAlready have an SPF record? A domain can only have one: add this include to the existing record instead of creating a second one. How to merge multiple SPF records
DKIM Selector
Use this selector to verify your DKIM configuration for Namecheap Private Email.
Verify DKIM recordSetup Steps
- 1Sign in to the Private Email control panel and open your domain settings
- 2Under DKIM, click "Generate" and then "Show DKIM" to see the record
- 3Add a TXT record with host privateemail._domainkey and the value that starts with v=DKIM1. Subscriptions bought before June 2, 2026 use the host default._domainkey
- 4Add or update the SPF record: v=spf1 include:spf.privateemail.com ~all
- 5On BasicDNS the records are added automatically. On Web Hosting DNS, Premium DNS or another provider, add them by hand
- 6Wait about an hour for the changes to take effect
Last step: publish a DMARC record. It sends you a daily report of every message sent as your domain, including the ones from Namecheap Private Email.
Create it with the free DMARC record generatorFrequently Asked Questions
Is my DKIM host default._domainkey or privateemail._domainkey?
It depends on when you bought Private Email. Subscriptions bought before June 2, 2026 use default._domainkey; later ones use privateemail._domainkey. Use the host the Private Email panel shows you.
Why does cPanel reject my Private Email DKIM key?
The 2048-bit key is longer than 255 characters, the limit of a single TXT string in cPanel. Split the value across two strings, without leaving "v=DKIM1; k=rsa;" alone in the first one.
Where is your DNS?
How to add these records in the dashboard of your DNS provider:
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