DNS guide

Adding email records in Porkbun

Porkbun leaves the Host field blank for the root domain and takes only the subdomain part for everything else.

By Ahmet Karaca · Updated October 13, 2026 · Checked against Porkbun documentation on October 13, 2026

Steps

Log in to Porkbun, open Domain Management and click DNS under your domain.
In Manage DNS Records, click Add Record and choose the type.
Enter the Host (blank for the root domain) and the Answer, keep the default TTL and add the record.

A CNAME at Porkbun needs a Host that is neither blank nor shared with any other record, so it cannot sit on the root domain or beside a TXT record of the same name.
The error "A CNAME or ALIAS record with that host already exists" means an existing record already holds that host, often a default parking record pointing to pixie.porkbun.com. Delete it before adding the new record.
Using Porkbun Email with DNS hosted elsewhere means copying the default._domainkey and _dmarc TXT records from Porkbun DNS to that host, and deleting any existing MX records there.

Nameservers are changed in a separate menu from DNS records. Porkbun's own are curitiba, fortaleza, maceio and salvador.ns.porkbun.com.
Porkbun suggests dnschecker.org to confirm new records are propagating.

Does a Porkbun nameserver change show up everywhere at once?

No. Porkbun says most places see the change within a few hours, while the full worldwide update can take up to 48 hours.

What SPF value does Porkbun Email use?

v=spf1 include:_spf.porkbun.com ~all. To add another sender, put its include: in that same record.

Can I point the root domain at a host name on Porkbun?

Use an ALIAS record. It works like a CNAME but is allowed on the root domain, but it only passes through A and AAAA records.

What does parking a domain at Porkbun remove?

Parking removes ALIAS, CNAME, A and AAAA records for the root domain, www and the wildcard subdomain. TXT and MX records are not in that list.