> ## Documentation Index
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# Send from your own domain

> Send Referly's affiliate emails from your own domain. Add your domain, install the DNS records, verify it, and set your sending address and sender name for better deliverability and trust.

By default, the emails Referly sends to your affiliates come from a Referly address. On the Business plan you can send them from your own domain instead — so a welcome email arrives from `notifications@your-domain.com` rather than a Referly one. Emails from your own domain look more professional, build trust with your affiliates, and are less likely to land in spam.

<Note>
  A custom sending domain is available on the Business plan.
</Note>

## Before you start

You'll need a domain you own and access to its DNS settings — the place where you manage records for your domain, usually at whoever you bought the domain from (for example your domain registrar or hosting provider). Setting this up involves adding a few records there, which usually takes a few minutes.

## Add your domain

In the left sidebar, select **Settings**, open **Affiliate Portal**, then **Email domain**. In the **Custom Sending Domain** section, type your domain into the **Domain Name** field — for example `your-domain.com` — and select **Connect**.

Your domain now appears with an **Unverified** badge. The next step tells Referly your domain is really yours.

## Add the DNS records

Select **How to verify** (or the refresh icon) to open the **Verify Your Domain** window. It lists a set of DNS records you need to add at your domain provider, grouped into **Sending Records** and **MX Records**.

To add them:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your DNS provider">
    In a separate tab, log in to wherever you manage your domain's DNS and go to its DNS records.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy each record across">
    For every row in the window, add a matching record at your provider using the **Type**, **Host (name)**, and **Value (points to)** shown. Select the copy icon next to each value so you paste it exactly — a single wrong character will stop the domain from verifying. For MX records, also set the **Priority** shown.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save at your provider">
    Save the records. They can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to take effect, depending on your provider.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Verify your domain

Back in the window, select **Verify DNS Records**. Referly checks your domain and marks each record **Verified** once it finds it. When all the records check out, your domain shows a green **Verified** badge and your emails will start sending from it.

If it doesn't verify right away, wait a little longer for the records to take effect and select **Verify DNS Records** again. Double-check that each record's host and value match exactly, with no extra spaces, and that you didn't accidentally add your domain name twice in the host field.

## Set your sending address and sender name

Once your domain is connected, choose how emails appear:

* **Sending Email Address** — the part before the `@`. For example, entering `notifications` sends emails from `notifications@your-domain.com`.
* **Sender Name** — the name affiliates see as the sender, such as `Acme Affiliate Program`.

Select **Save** to apply them.

## Remove a domain

To stop using your own domain, select the trash icon next to it and confirm. Referly goes back to sending from its default address. You can connect a domain again at any time.

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