Adding a new domain in Aliases

In Aliases you're allowed to add your custom domains to create all of your personalized aliases. If you've ever purchased a domain in the past and managed DNS this will be simple.

If you've never done this before, fear not it's really very easy!

Create a domain

In Aliases, create a new domain, all that's required is the domain name itself.

Domain DNS Records

After you create your new domain, you’ll see a message with 2 DNS records (MX Record and two TXT Records)

TIP: you can click to copy the names and values

Adding DNS records to your domain registrar

Login to your domain registrar and use the DNS manager to add these 2 records from your domain:

1. MX record: This MX Record is responsible for accepting email messages for a domain. Set TTL to 1 hour and priority to 10.
2. TXT record: This TXT Record is an SPF (Sender Policy Framework) Record used to prevent spammers from sending messages with fake addresses on your domain.
3. TXT record: This TXT record defined how strictly DMARC should check messages. Recommended actions for the receiving server, when it gets messages that fail authentication checks.
4. TXT record: This TXT record authenticates sent emails within the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) protocol.

<aside> 💡 Tip: Make sure to include the last period at the end of the MX record!

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Here's an example from Google Domains

First add the MX record

Next add a TXT record

Make sure to add the Host name for your 2nd TXT record