# Adding a new dedicated IP to a customer account

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This is a draft which is currently just a checklist, it will be fleshed out with screenshots and more details soon. It's here in case it's useful to someone in the meantime. 
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Each new dedicated IP using Velocity MTA has to go through the same steps: 

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1\) Add IP to velocity-install/ipaddresses on the VPS and run ./restart.sh

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2\) Add PTR record with hosting provider that will match the A record for the header domain

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3\) Add A record for the IP header subdomain in DNS hosting provider (Cloudflare etc) e.g. [mta.domain.com](http://mta.domain.com/)

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4\) Add A record for the IP link subdomain which goes to the same IP, so same new IP is the sender IP, header A record, PTR record, link domain A record e.g. [link.domain.com](http://link.domain.com/)

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5\) Add domain to the DKIM list in the [emaildelivery.com](http://emaildelivery.com/) backend MTA -> Velocity MTA Server -> DKIM tab

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6\) Copy the newly generated DKIM record from that page into the DNS hosting provider \
so, if new ip is 1.2.3.4 then:

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header: [mta.domain.com](http://mta.domain.com/) -> 1.2.3.4link: [link.domain.com](http://link.domain.com/) -> 1.2.3.4PTR: 1.2.3.4 ->  [mta.domain.com](http://mta.domain.com/) \
DKIM TXT record: dkim.\_domainkey.mta.domain.com

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7\) Create SPF record and add it to the DNS hosting provider (Use ChatGPT or an online SPF generator to generate the TXT record format) 

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8\) Create DMARC record and add it to the DNS hosting provider (again use ChatGPT or a generator) 

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9\) Edit the MTA server in the [emaildelivery.com](http://emaildelivery.com/) backend MTA -> Velocity MTA Server 

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10\) Add new IP under sender IP, add the header A record under header domain, add the link domain A record under the link domain

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11\) Duplicate the MTA policy for another IP in the [emaildelivery.com](http://emaildelivery.com/) backend MTA -> MTA Delivery Policies 

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12\) Edit the new duplicated policy, flip the server page, change the dropdown to edit per-ip, click the edit pencil, uncheck all other IPs, check the new IP

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13\) Save the MTA policy and click publish on the action button

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14\) Duplicate a warmup schedule and delete all other IPs out of it and add the new IP to it

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15\) Create a new postal route, name it after the full header domain with subdomain, select the new MTA policy you just created for 'Using Delivery Connection'

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16\) Add the new postal route to the customer you want to have this IP