--- title: "How to Create a BIMI Record in CyberPanel" description: "While configuring your CyberPanel email server, you should’ve paid special attention to ensuring your Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cyberpanel/cyberpanel-bimi-record/ date: 2022-08-16 modified: 2022-08-16 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" categories: ["CyberPanel"] type: post lang: en --- # How to Create a BIMI Record in CyberPanel ![Create a BIMI Record in CyberPanel`](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cyberpanel-bimi-record-1024x538.jpg) While configuring your [CyberPanel email server](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cyberpanel/cyberpanel-email-server/), you should’ve paid special attention to ensuring your Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) DNS records are as secure as possible. You should now consider enhancing your email marketing campaign success with Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).  - [What is BIMI?](#what) - [Create a BIMI Logo File](#logo) - [Publish and Test the BIMI Record](#publish) - [Upload the BIMI Logo to CyberPanel](#upload) - [Add BIMI DNS Record](#dns) - [Test Your BIMI Record](#test) ## What is BIMI? ![Bank of America BIMI in Gmail](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BIMI_3-bank-of-america.png)*Gmail supports BIMI, Source: BIMIgroup.org* BIMI is a new way to identify legitimate email and help mitigate business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Basically, it displays a special version of your logo beside your email address in mailboxes that support BIMI. The most popular supporters today are Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo. When you email someone using a BIMI supporting email provider, the receiving server checks the SPF, and DMARC record for your domain. If there are no issues, your BIMI logo image shows alongside your email address and name. This small branding enhancement helps you stand out from competitors. Though it may seem complicated, the process is actually simple. 1. Create a Tiny SVG file that passes BIMI specifications (the hardest part). 2. Add a BIMI DNS record for the domain. 3. Run a BIMI record check. ### Create a BIMI Logo File The SVG Tiny 1.2 specification isn’t fully supported in most image editors since it is still fairly new. Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape are the most popular applications that support it. [The BIMI Group](https://bimigroup.org/creating-bimi-svg-logo-files/) developers have SVG conversion tools. Some basic guidelines to get you started: - Must have a background color instead of transparency - No embedded images (png, jpeg, etc.) - Square dimensions (e.g. 30x30px) ## Publish and Test the BIMI Record Now it is time to publish the BIMI record in your CyberPanel VPS. ### Upload the BIMI Logo to CyberPanel You can use the CyberPanel file manager or [FTP](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cyberpanel/cyberpanel-ftp/) to upload the file to a public directory. The steps below explain the file manager method. 1. [Log into CyberPanel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/install-cyberpanel/#login). 2. Select **Websites** > **List Websites**. 3. Under the domain receiving a BIMI logo, select **File Manager**. ![List websites in CyberPanel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cyberpanel-list-websites-1024x192.png) 4. Double-click **public_html** to open the directory.![CyberPanel File Manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cyberpanel-file-manager.png) 5. Select **Upload** at the top. 6. Select **Browse** and select your BIMI logo file.![CyberPanel upload queue](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cyberpanel-upload-queue.png) 7. Select **Upload**. 8. Press the **X** at the top-right corner to close the window. 9. Select the file so that the entire line is highlighted and click **Rename** at the top. 10. Type a straight-forward file name with your brand for search engine optimization (SEO) (e.g. company-logo.svg). 11. Ensure you can access the URL for the image (https://example.com/company-logo.svg for example). ### Add BIMI DNS Record You can surely find a free BIMI record generator online, but that shouldn’t be necessary. All you need to do is copy parts of the BIMI DNS record example below and replace the URL with your SVG image URL. `default._bimi 3600 IN TXT “v=BIMI1; l=https://example.com/brand-name-logo.svg; a=;”` 1. If still in the CyberPanel File Manager, select the logo in the upper left corner to return to the dashboard. 2. On the left, select **DNS** > **Add/Delete Records**. 3. Select the domain from the drop-down menu. 4. Select the **TXT** subsection. 5. Ensure the DMARC, DKIM, and SPF records are present for that domain. 6. Select **Name** and type: predefault._bimi/pre cyberpanel-dns-records-txt-bimi.png 7. Select **TTL** and type: pre3600/pre 8. Paste the following in the **Text** field and replace the URL: pre“v=BIMI1; l=https://example.com/brand-name-logo.svg; a=;”/pre 9. Select **Add**. 10. Scroll down to ensure you see “Records successfully fetched for example.com” highlighted in green. ### Test Your BIMI Record There are free BIMI record checkers available online to confirm your CyberPanel email setup. We recommend sticking to reputable sites to ensure your SVG file meets current BIMI standards: - [BIMI Group BIMI Generator and Validator](https://bimigroup.org/bimi-generator/) – the official validation tool by the BIMI spec developers - [Mailkit BIMI Inspector](https://www.mailkit.com/resources/bimi-inspector/) – an informative third party BIMI record checker by Mailkit Learn more about how to manage your [CyberPanel server](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cyberpanel/). No matter if you’re a developer, system administrator, or simply a fan of SSH and command line, InMotion’s [Cloud Hosting plans](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/cloud-vps) provide a fast, scalable environment that is budget-friendly.