Is Porkbun API access really free?

Yes, for every account. Create a key pair under Account, API Access, and enable the toggle on the domain.

What can Faivelo do with the keys?

Manage DNS for the domains you enable, nothing else. You can delete the key pair at Porkbun any time to cut access instantly.

Is my website affected?

Not at all. Whatever serves your site keeps serving it; email records are pure additions.

How much time should I budget?

A few minutes with the keys. The by-hand path is about ten, counting the parked-record cleanup.

Registrar guide

Set up email on a Porkbun domain

Porkbun gives every account free API access, which makes it one of the nicest registrars to put email on: paste two keys once and Faivelo writes every record for you. The by-hand path is below too.

One paste, then it does itself

1.
Add your domain in Faivelo
2.
Paste your Porkbun API key pair
3.
Records write and verify themselves

Porkbun API access is free for every account: create a key pair under Account, API Access, switch the API toggle on for your domain, and paste both keys into Faivelo once. Every record below is then written and verified for you.

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Find the DNS editor

1Prefer to do it by hand? Sign in at porkbun.com and open Domain Management.
2Click the DNS button next to your domain.
3Add each entry your Faivelo dashboard lists; Porkbun calls the value column "Answer".

Leave the Host field empty for the root; Porkbun appends your domain to whatever you type, so use bare prefixes like _dmarc.

Open Domain Management Create an API key

What your screen should look like

The DNS editor, with "Answer" as the value column

MANAGE DNS RECORDS

Type	Host	Answer	TTL
MX	(empty)	mx.faivelo.com	600
TXT	_dmarc	v=DMARC1; ...	600

Add

MX shows a Priority field once selected. Use 10.

What gets set up, in plain words

Receiving

One record tells the internet to deliver your mail to Faivelo.

MX

Sending and trust

These prove your mail is really yours, so it lands in inboxes instead of spam folders.

TXT ×4CNAME ×3MX

Device auto-setup optional

Optional but nice: phones and mail apps find their settings by themselves instead of asking for servers and ports.

CNAME ×2SRV ×3

You type less than you think

Add your domain to Faivelo, free, and your dashboard generates this exact set for your domain. Every value has a one-click copy next to it, and each record checks itself off the moment it goes live, so you always know what is done and what is left.

And you give nothing up: this is the same full SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup the big per-seat providers configure. The flat price changes what you pay, not what lands in inboxes.

Get your records, free

Things Porkbun does differently

Delete the parked records first

New Porkbun domains come with parking records and Porkbun's own email forwarding MX preinstalled. Remove those before adding mailbox records, or mail keeps routing to the forwarder.

API access is per domain

Creating the key pair is not enough by itself: each domain also has an API Access toggle in its details panel that must be switched on.

Check that it worked

Records usually go live within minutes, though caches can hold old answers for up to a day. Faivelo re-checks your domain automatically and emails you the moment everything verifies. Want an instant answer? Run a free email checkup on your domain and see exactly which records are live.

Common questions

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Once the records are in, connect any mail app with our device setup guides. Unlimited mailboxes on your domain, one flat price.

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