diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
index 0f78c64b..75528b31 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from termcolor import colored
 from chatmaild.config import read_config, write_initial_config
+import cmdeploy.dns
 
 
 #
@@ -33,10 +34,29 @@ def init_cmd_options(parser):
 def init_cmd(args, out):
     """Initialize chatmail config file."""
     if args.inipath.exists():
-        out.red(f"Path exists, not modifying: {args.inipath}")
-        raise SystemExit(1)
-    write_initial_config(args.inipath, args.chatmail_domain)
-    out.green(f"created config file for {args.chatmail_domain} in {args.inipath}")
+        print(f"Path exists, not modifying: {args.inipath}")
+    else:
+        write_initial_config(args.inipath, args.chatmail_domain)
+        out.green(f"created config file for {args.chatmail_domain} in {args.inipath}")
+    ipaddress, _ = cmdeploy.dns.resolve(args.chatmail_domain)
+    mta_ipadress, _ = cmdeploy.dns.resolve("mta-sts." + args.chatmail_domain)
+    entries = 0
+    to_print = ["Now you should add %dnsentry% at your DNS provider:\n"]
+    if not ipaddress:
+        entries += 1
+        to_print.append(f"\tA\t{args.chatmail_domain}\t\t<your server's IPv4 address>")
+    if not mta_ipadress:
+        entries += 1
+        to_print.append(f"\tCNAME\tmta-sts.{args.chatmail_domain}\t{args.chatmail_domain}.")
+    if entries == 1:
+        singular = "this entry"
+    elif entries == 2:
+        singular = "these entries"
+    else:
+        return
+    to_print[0] = to_print[0].replace("%dnsentry%", singular)
+    for line in to_print:
+        print(line)
 
 
 def run_cmd_options(parser):
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e9b780c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import requests
+
+dns_types = {
+    "A": 1,
+    "AAAA": 28,
+    "CNAME": 5,
+}
+
+
+def resolve(domain: str) -> (str, str):
+    result, typ = get("A", domain), "A"
+    if not result:
+        result = get("CNAME", domain)
+        if result:
+            result, typ = get("A", result[:-1]), "A"
+            if not result:
+                result, typ = get("AAAA", domain), "AAAA"
+    return result, typ
+
+
+def get(typ: str, domain: str) -> str:
+    """Get a DNS entry"""
+    url = "https://dns.nextdns.io/dns-query"
+    r = requests.get(
+        url,
+        params={"name": domain, "type": typ},
+        headers={"accept": "application/dns-json"},
+    )
+
+    j = r.json()
+    if "Answer" in j:
+        for answer in j["Answer"]:
+            if answer["type"] == dns_types[typ]:
+                return answer["data"]