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Domain verification

Before you can create mailboxes on a domain, Faivelo confirms that every required DNS record is actually live on the public internet. This page explains how that check works and how long it typically takes.

How checking works

For each record on your domain’s DNS page, Faivelo queries public DNS resolvers (Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 and Google’s 8.8.8.8) and compares what the world sees with what’s expected. Using public resolvers means the check reflects what real mail servers will see — not a cached or internal view.

Each record gets one of three statuses:

StatusMeaning
VerifiedThe record exists and its value matches
PendingNo record found yet — it hasn’t been added, or hasn’t propagated
MismatchA record exists at that name, but its value is wrong

Your domain is marked Verified once every record passes. Until then it shows a Pending DNS badge in your domain list.

When checks run

You don’t have to sit and refresh — verification runs on its own:

  • Right after you add a domain, Faivelo checks in the background at roughly 30 seconds, 2 minutes, and 5 minutes. If you used automatic DNS setup, your domain often verifies on the very first pass.
  • Continuously after that, every unverified domain is re-checked automatically every few minutes until it passes. You can add your records, walk away, and come back to a verified domain.
  • During onboarding, the DNS step polls live every few seconds and moves you forward the moment everything verifies.

Checking manually

On your domain’s DNS page there’s a Re-check All button (labelled Check now during onboarding) that runs a fresh verification immediately and updates each record’s status and last-checked time. Use it right after saving records at your provider.

If your registrar is connected with an API key, you’ll also see Re-apply DNS records, which pushes the full record set to your registrar again — handy if a record was deleted or edited by mistake.

How long does propagation take?

DNS changes don’t appear everywhere instantly. Realistic expectations:

  • Automatic setup: usually verified within a couple of minutes.
  • Manual setup at most providers: a few minutes to an hour.
  • Worst case: up to 48 hours, typically when a record with a long TTL (time-to-live) was recently changed, or when a registrar’s own systems are slow to publish.

Does verification ever un-stick a working domain?

Verification is about getting your domain live. Once verified, your domain stays usable; Faivelo focuses its recurring checks on domains that haven’t passed yet.

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