> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tented.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Setting Up Email > Verify your sending domain and sender details so you can start sending marketing email ## Before you send Tented sends marketing email from **your own domain** — which means better deliverability and emails that are unmistakably yours. Before your first campaign, there's a one-time setup: verify a sending domain and fill out your sender profile. Sending is blocked until your domain is verified, so this is step one. Everything lives in one place: click your profile in the bottom-left corner, choose **Workspace Settings**, then click **Manage Email** (or go straight to **Settings > Email**). ## 1. Verify your sending domain Add a domain you own, and Tented generates the DNS records that let mailbox providers verify your email is legit — SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. A screenshot of the Sending Domain section showing a verified domain with its DNS records for Mail/SPF, DKIM, and DMARC all marked Verified. Sending domains are available on **Pro and Max** plans. On the Free plan you'll see an **Upgrade to Unlock** prompt in place of the domain form — see [Upgrading Your Plan](/billing-subscriptions/upgrading-plan). 1. Enter your domain (for example, `yourcompany.com`). 2. Copy each generated record — a few CNAMEs and a TXT — into your DNS provider (GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Namecheap, etc.). 3. Click **Re-check**. DNS changes can take a little while to propagate, so don't panic if it's not instant. Once every record shows **Verified**, you can send from any address on that domain — `hello@yourcompany.com`, `news@yourcompany.com`, whatever fits. Sending is blocked until your domain is fully verified. If a record stays unverified, double-check for typos and make sure your DNS provider isn't proxying the CNAME records. ## 2. Complete your sender profile Anti-spam laws like CAN-SPAM and CASL require every promotional email to include your contact information — including a physical mailing address. Your sender profile is where Tented gets it: * **Legal company name** and **support contact email** * **Street address**, city, postal code, state, and country * **Privacy policy URL** (optional, but a nice touch) A screenshot of the Sender Profile form with legal company name, support email, and mailing address fields, marked Complete. These details are automatically merged into your email footers at send time, so you're compliant without thinking about it. ## 3. Set your default email headers Save yourself some typing: set a default **from name**, **from address**, and **reply-to**. Every new email starts pre-filled with these, and you can always override them on a specific email before sending. A screenshot of the Default Email Headers section and the Unsubscribe Footer editor with its HTML template. ## 4. Review the unsubscribe footer Marketing emails must include a working unsubscribe link. Tented auto-appends a footer to any email that doesn't already include its own — and you can customize its HTML here. The footer supports tokens that are filled from your sender profile at send time: * `{{tented.company}}` — your legal company name * `{{tented.address}}` — your mailing address * `{{tented.privacyUrl}}` — your privacy policy URL * `{{tented.unsubscribeOneClickLink}}` — **required** — each recipient's personal one-click unsubscribe link When a contact unsubscribes, Tented flips their **Unsubscribed** field and quietly excludes them from future marketing sends. You don't need to manage suppression lists yourself. ## Deliverability & suppression A few behaviors worth knowing so your sends stay healthy: * **Unsubscribes are honored automatically.** An unsubscribed contact is excluded from every future marketing blast and flow — you'll see them counted as **blocked** when you pick an audience. There's no re-subscribe flow, so if someone opts out, it sticks (they can be re-added only with fresh consent on your side). * **Bounces and spam reports are tracked.** They show up in your [blast](/email/email-blasts) and flow results so you can spot problem addresses, and you can export the bounced bucket to clean your list. * **One-click unsubscribe** is built in via the `List-Unsubscribe` header, so Gmail and Apple Mail show their native unsubscribe button — which protects your sender reputation. * **Operational sends bypass suppression** by design (password resets, security notices). Keep that toggle off for anything promotional. ## You're ready to send 🎉 Describe the email you want and watch Tented write and design it for you.