How Do I Use Gmail with My Custom Domain?
Google allows you to use Gmail with your own domain. This service is provided on all Google Workspace plans.
Note:
This manual is for uKit domains and domains connected to uKit's name servers.
You can only create a domain-based email address for custom domains that are connected to uKit. If you have a custom domain purchased from uKit, it’s all set and you can proceed to signing up with Google Workspace. If your domain was bought from a different domain provider, you need to connect it to uKit before setting up a domain-based email.
1. Head over to https://workspace.google.com/products/gmail/ and click Get started.You may need to log in to your Google account:
2. On the signup page, enter information about your business. Specify your company name, location, and contact info:
3. In the next step, you will be asked if you already have a domain. Click Yes, I have one I can use, then enter your domain name and press Next:
4. Choose whether you would like to subscribe to Google newsletters:
5. Submit your username and password. Be sure to keep these details secure as you will need them to log into your Google Workspace account. Confirm you are not a robot:
6. After creating the account, click on Go To Setup:
7. Sign in by clicking Next, then enter your password:
8. The system may ask you to verify your identity. In this case, enter your phone number to receive a verification code.
9. Enter the 6-digit code you received in SMS and click Verify:
10. Accept Google terms of use:
11. Click Next:
12. Activate your email for your domain:
13. Click Continue:
14. To activate your mail, you need to add the MX records:
15. Now, open the uKit Dashboard in a different browser tab and go to the Domains section:
16. Click Connected to the website, then click on the “gear” icon next to your domain name to manage its records:
17. Click Add and select the MX record type. Here you need to type in @ to the first field, priority for the second (as it is shown on the Google Workspace page), and a value for the third:
Add all 5 MX records.
18. Add an MX verification record. Type in @ to the first field, select the MX record type, enter priority 15 for the second field, and the verification code for the third:
Here’s how a correctly completed page with 6 MX records should look like:
19. Click Activate Gmail on the Google Workspace page. Verification may take about 1 hour.
After the verification is completed, you will be able to use Gmail with your domain. You will be able to add users right after verification or later.
Tip:
We recommend adding SPF and DKIM records to reduce the chance of your emails getting into spam. You will need to add the following SPF record:
@ TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
To add a DKIM record, use these instructions for generating it and adding it to the uKit builder.
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