# Adding a server in the backend UI

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Velocity MTA servers list sending IP addresses that can be used for sending email when they've been added to an [MTA delivery policy](https://docs.emaildelivery.com/docs/velocity-mta-basics/creating-an-mta-delivery-policy) and the policy has been added to a [postal route](https://docs.emaildelivery.com/docs/introduction/postal-routes)
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Go to MTA -> Velocity MTA Servers in the backend site navigation

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**Header domain**

Add the domain to use in the email headers for mail sent over each IP address&#x20;
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**Link domain**

Add the link domain that will be used in the email template body for mail sent over each IP address
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The link domain must have a valid A record pointing to a Velocity MTA server IP address

**not** your platform installation address
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<figure><img src="https://2024949584-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FHNgw7cfnOYHQr0B6GDXr%2Fuploads%2FYnUvbCgjiKpS4NhuK9UR%2FScreenshot%202023-06-08%20at%209.22.25%20PM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1e03a4f8-3151-4cfe-bf34-95dbe7947ad0" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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**MTA Management IP URL**

The service URL must be the IP address of the management ip configured in velocity-install/conf/mta.conf
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**MTA Password**

The MTA Password must match the password in velocity-mta/conf/mta.conf on the Velocity MTA server exactly
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**MTA Management IP URL Syntax**

The URL syntax must start with http\://, then the management IP address, then :81 for the port

Example valid URL Syntax: [http://172.16.50.1:81\&#x20](https://docs.emaildelivery.com/docs/velocity-mta-basics/http:/172.16.50.1:81\&#x20);
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<figure><img src="https://2024949584-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FHNgw7cfnOYHQr0B6GDXr%2Fuploads%2Fri69ImBHx5u1JPmQqJ3W%2FScreenshot%202023-06-08%20at%209.24.07%20PM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=b2e8e4d2-1bee-4112-9b11-ca1d86922ec9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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**Verify Velocity MTA received your server configuration**

On your server where the Velocity MTA container is running, begin monitoring the log file
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```
tail -f velocity-install/logs/velocity.log
```

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Click save to push your changes
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If the service URL is set properly and the access key matches what's in the velocity-install/logs/velocity.log file, velvet.log should show something like the following

```
2023/06/08 23:46:45.879865 main.go:1039: :API:::172.16.50.1:38214 POST /settings
2023/06/08 23:46:45.881480 main.go:1136: :API:::Finished writing settings
```