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1️⃣ Buy a Domain
Purchase a domain name (e.g. yourdomain.com) from any registrar.
2️⃣ Connect Domain to Cloudflare
Add your domain to Cloudflare
Select the Free plan
Replace your registrar’s nameservers with Cloudflare nameservers
Wait for activation
3️⃣ Enable Email Routing
Go to Email → Email Routing
Add your Gmail as a Destination Address
Verify it
Enable Catch-all (optional)
Create custom addresses (hello@, support@, you@)
4️⃣ Test Receiving Emails
Send a test email to your custom address
Confirm it arrives in your Gmail inbox
5️⃣ Send Emails from Your Domain
Gmail → Settings → Accounts & Import
“Send mail as” → Add another email address
Use:
smtp.gmail.comGenerate and use a Google App Password
Verify ownership
Secret Create Account Link (Hidden by Google)
Add your custom domain while creating your Google account
Link: https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp
✅ Final Result
You can now:
✔ Receive emails at you@yourdomain.com
✔ Send emails from you@yourdomain.com
✔ Manage everything inside Gmail
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