Set up email tutorials

Everything needed to use addresses on your own domain with confidence. You'll create a mailbox and add it to your phone and computer, set up forwarding and out-of-office replies, publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC so messages land in inboxes, and learn a methodical way to investigate mail that bounces or goes to spam. The authentication tutorial is the one most people come back to.

1. Create your email address and use it everywhere

   Create a mailbox on your domain, test it in webmail, and add it to your phone and computer.

   Covers: Create the mailbox; Test in webmail; Send and receive a test; Add it to your phone; Add it to your computer; Send a test from each device.

   Beginner20 min
2. Set up forwarding and an out-of-office reply

   Create an info@ forwarder to your main mailbox and schedule an automatic vacation reply.

   Covers: Create the forwarder; Test the forwarder; Create a vacation message; Test the vacation message.

   Beginner10 min
3. Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC

   Authenticate your domain’s email in the right order, and prove each record works using Gmail’s message headers.

   Covers: List everything that sends as your domain; Check or create SPF; Enable DKIM; Test SPF and DKIM; Create a mailbox for reports; Add DMARC in monitoring mode; Test DMARC; Tighten later.

   Intermediate30 min
4. Diagnose email delivery problems

   A structured investigation for mail that bounces, disappears or lands in spam — from reading headers to checking reputation.

   Covers: Classify the problem; Read the bounce; Send a controlled test; Read the authentication results; Check the headers for the sending path; Check reputation; Test with content; Check for account compromise; Escalate with evidence.

   Advanced40 min