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Amazon Route 53 DNS Setup

Use these steps to publish Arsel SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records in Amazon Route 53.

  1. Sign in to AWS and open the Route 53 console.
  2. Select Hosted zones and choose your domain.
  3. Click Create record for each Arsel entry.
  4. Match each Arsel record exactly:
    • Type (TXT, CNAME)
    • Record name (@, _dmarc, DKIM selector)
    • Value/Route traffic to
  5. For TTL, keep your default policy or use a low value while validating.
  6. Save records and allow DNS propagation.
  7. Return to Arsel and wait for the domain status to update automatically.

Route 53 hosted zone records page with Create record button

AWS Route 53 - Creating records

Once your records are published, return to Domain Verification to complete the process.