Strato
Add Domain to Resend
Section titled “Add Domain to Resend”First, log in to your Resend Account and add a domain.

Log in to Strato
Section titled “Log in to Strato”Log in to your Strato account:
- In the left-hand navigation, go to Domains > Manage Domain.

Add MX SPF Record
Section titled “Add MX SPF Record”- On the domain page, click on the gear icon to redirect to Settings.
- Create a new subdomain named
send. - Navigate to the subdomain settings.
- Go to the
DNStab, you'll see a list of DNS records you can update. Click onmanageMX record. - Select own mail server.
- Copy MX value from Resend into
Serverfield. - Use the default priority
Low. - Save settings.


Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Strato:
| Strato | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | MX Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Mail server | Content | feedback-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonses.com. |
| Priority | Priority | Low |
Add TXT SPF Record
Section titled “Add TXT SPF Record”On the base domain settings:
- Go to the
DNStab. - Manage TXT and CNAME records.
- On the bottom, click
Create another record. - Choose
TXTtype. - Add
sendfor thenamerecord. - For
valueinputv=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all. - Save settings.


Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Strato:
| Strato | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | TXT Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Value | Content | v=spf1 include:amazonses.com ~all |
Add TXT DKIM Records
Section titled “Add TXT DKIM Records”On the same TXT and CNAME manage page:
- Click
Create another record. - Choose
TXTtype. - Add
resend._domainkeyfor theNamerecord. - Copy the record value from Resend into the TXT value field.
- Save settings.


Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Strato:
| Strato | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | TXT Record |
| Name | Name | send |
| Value | Content | p=example_domain_key_value |
Receiving Emails
Section titled “Receiving Emails”If you want to receive emails at your domain, toggle the "Receiving" switch on the domain details page.

- Create a new subdomain named
inbound(or whatever your subdomain is). - Navigate to the subdomain settings.
- Go to the
DNStab and click onmanageMX record. - Select own mail server.
- Copy MX value from Resend into
Serverfield. - Use the default priority
Low. - Save settings.
Below is a mapping of the record fields from Resend to Strato:
| Strato | Resend | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Type | MX Record |
| Name | Name | inbound |
| Mail server | Content | inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com. |
| Priority | Priority | Low |
After verifying your domain, create a webhook to process incoming emails. For help setting up a webhook, how to access email data and attachments, forward emails, and more, see our guide on receiving emails with Resend.
Complete Verification
Section titled “Complete Verification”Now click Verify DNS Records on your Domain in Resend. It may take a few hours to complete the verification process (often much faster).
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”If your domain is not successfully verified, these are some common troubleshooting methods.
Resend shows my domain verification failed.
Review the records you added to Strato to rule out copy and paste errors.