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Free tier: DNS and email routing on the free plan

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RunbookI want email on my own domain and I want it to actually arrive

Set up email on your own domain so that it actually arrives

Getting hello@yourdomain working takes about forty-five minutes and costs nothing. One step decides whether the mail arrives, and it is not the one you expect.

  1. Pick a mailbox, not a forwarder
  2. Create the account and choose the data center
  3. Turn off anything that already handles mail for the domain
  4. and 4 more steps
Tools this needsZoho Mailfree tier is enoughCloudflarefree tier is enough

Time 45 minLevel beginner

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