Bootstrap Email
Bootstrap Email configures Resend or Mailgun with verified domains, DNS manual setup, deliverability checks, and test-send validation.
Domain and sender alignment
Staging uses platform URL context, production uses your real domain. EMAIL_FROM must match a verified sending domain.
Steps
1
Prerequisites
Confirm base bootstrap completion and email provider selection.
2
Choose Target Scope
Choose production only or staging + production.
3
Provider Auth
Connect Resend or Mailgun with API credentials.
4
Domain Input
Set sending domains for each target.
5
DNS Mode
Manual DNS guidance and policy.
6
DNS Provider
Capture your DNS host for tailored manual guidance.
7
Fetch Records
Retrieve required DNS records from provider API.
8
DNS Preview
Review create/update/no-op before you apply DNS records manually.
9
Apply DNS Records
Prepare manual DNS updates with SPF safety.
10
Manual DNS
Required manual DNS update confirmation.
11
Verify Domain
Verify sending domain with Resend or Mailgun.
12
Deliverability
Validate SPF and DKIM, warn if DMARC is missing.
13
Env Vars
Set email environment variables with consent.
14
Sender Identity
Ensure EMAIL_FROM matches a verified domain.
15
Test Send
Send test email to confirm end-to-end delivery.
16
State
Persist email bootstrap state for resume and audit.
17
Troubleshooting
Recover from DNS, verification, and delivery failures.