How to Enable SPF authentication on Plesk?

How to Enable SPF authentication on Plesk?

SPF allows you to authorise the sending sources for your outgoing emails. As a result, you'll be more protected against spam and email fraud. Follow these instructions to enable SPF on your Plesk server:

Enabling SPF for Plesk (outgoing emails)

  • Login to your DNS registrar’s account 

  • Navigate to Tools & Settings > DNS Template

  • You need to edit the DNS TXT record related to SPF

  • An SPF TXT record for Plesk will have the following syntax: 


yourdomain.com    TXT    v=spf1 +a +mx +a:test.plesk.com -all


  • Publish this record in your DNS records section for your respective domain. 


Note: If you don’t have an existing SPF record for your domain, simply publish the above-mentioned record to enable SPF for outgoing emails using Plesk. If you do have an existing SPF record in your DNS, you need to modify it to include Plesk. 


  • Save changes 

  • Wait for 24-48 hours to allow your DNS to process the changes 

Enabling SPF for Plesk (incoming emails)

  • Login to your Plesk account 

  • Go to Tools & Settings > Mail Server Settings > SPF spam protection

  • Enable the check box for SPF