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# Verify and activate email domain

Once you add a domain, before creating mailboxes under the domain, you will need to verify the ownership that the domain belongs to you and activate the domain.

To verify the domain, you need to add a few DNS records on to your domain's DNS panel

1. Visit the Domain DNS panel
2. Add the relevant records mentioned on the domain verification page.
3. Once they are added, allow few hours to propagate
4. Click the green **Verify** button to start the verification process

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||| Please note that it might take up to 24 hours for the DNS records to propagate.