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Why Domain Verification Exists

Your outlet’s domain is part of its on-chain identity. Verification proves you control the domain you’re publishing under - preventing impersonation and tying your outlet’s web presence to its protocol record. If baytribune.com is a verified outlet on PressChain, someone can’t create a fake bay-tribune.com outlet and impersonate The Bay Tribune on the protocol.

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How It Works

After paying your outlet’s onboarding fee and bond, the Portal generates a unique verification token. You add that token as a DNS TXT record on your domain. PressChain checks for it. 
Your verification token: presschain-verify=abc123def456...

Add to DNS:
  Type:  TXT
  Host:  @
  Value: presschain-verify=abc123def456...
  TTL:   3600
Once the TXT record is live and PressChain detects it, your outlet becomes active.

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Step by Step

1

Get your token

Portal → Outlet → Domain Verification - your token is displayed here. It never changes unless you specifically reset it.
2

Add the TXT record

Log into your DNS provider and add a TXT record. Here’s where to find it in common providers:
ProviderPath
CloudflareDNS → Records → Add TXT
NamecheapDomain List → Manage → Advanced DNS → TXT
GoDaddyDNS → Add Record → TXT
Route 53Hosted Zones → Zone → Create Record
PorkbunDNS → Edit Records → TXT
3

Wait for propagation

DNS changes typically take 5–30 minutes to propagate, occasionally up to 48 hours. You can verify the record is live from the command line:
dig TXT yourdomain.com | grep presschain
# → yourdomain.com. 3600 IN TXT "presschain-verify=abc123..."
4

Click Verify in Portal

Portal → Domain Verification → Check Now. Once confirmed, your outlet status changes to active.

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If Verification Lapses

PressChain monitors your domain continuously. If the TXT record disappears (after a DNS migration, provider change, or accidental deletion), your outlet moves to domain_suspended:
  • New Capsule submissions are blocked
  • Existing canonical Capsules remain unchanged
  • Distribution is paused
To restore: re-add the TXT record, wait for propagation, click Re-verify in the Portal. After a 24-hour stabilization window, your outlet returns to active.