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Thinking of using a custom domain for personal email – worth it?

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I use MXRoute for domain-specific email. They have an excellent reputation for delivery and provide several Webmail options. Keep an eye out for periodic deals, particularly around Black Friday. Another option is Cloudflare Email Routing for when you don't want a full-blown email service, but just want email sent to an address reliably forwarded to another email service (like an existing Gmail, Outlook, or any account). You can set up a catch-all address where ANYTHING sent to the domain is forwarded, or you can define routing rules for specific addresses. It's free and quite comprehensive, though it is only forwarding. Answer from jbarr107 on reddit.com

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Thinking of using a custom domain for personal email – worth it?

June 9, 2025 -

Hey all,

I’m planning to get a custom domain (10 years via Cloudflare) and use it for personal email only, something like: [email protected] for main/personal use [email protected] for logins/newsletters Maybe a wildcard or spam@ for other stuff

Still deciding between self-hosting (Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box) vs. using services like Migadu, Proton, or iCloud+.

Curious to know: Do you use a custom domain just for personal email? Are you self-hosting or using a provider? Any issues with deliverability, spam, or maintenance? Do you think it’s worth the efforts?

Would love to hear your setups and thoughts before I jump in.

It is worth it, but not self hosted. Email is the one thing that it's really not worth self hosting. I use Proton for my provider alongside my custom domain. It's not free, but, very secure / reliable.

I use MXRoute for domain-specific email. They have an excellent reputation for delivery and provide several Webmail options. Keep an eye out for periodic deals, particularly around Black Friday. Another option is Cloudflare Email Routing for when you don't want a full-blown email service, but just want email sent to an address reliably forwarded to another email service (like an existing Gmail, Outlook, or any account). You can set up a catch-all address where ANYTHING sent to the domain is forwarded, or you can define routing rules for specific addresses. It's free and quite comprehensive, though it is only forwarding.

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Custom domain for personal use - yes or no? Why?

October 7, 2023 -

Trying to decide if I should use custom domain for personal email or not. What do you think about it. My main problem is the feeling that if I start using it, then I have to keep the domain forever...and pay for it. Is it worth?

I use a domain simply because you can't trust any email service to exist forever.. I'm happy paying £4 a year for a domain i can use for multiple things and have unlimited email addresses on.. I currently use it with simplelogin so i can have unlimited aliases and ban any that get leaked etc.

Everytime somebody asks me for my email it get's more complicated than it needs to be. Me: [email protected] Other human: ok, so bob@ [email protected] ? Me: no. [email protected] Other human: Wait, so it's your first name @ your fullname dot com?!?! How do you do that?!? It needs to have a gmail or yahoo after it?!?! Me: A paper receipt will be fine.

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r/privacy on Reddit: Is it really worth it to pay for a custom email domain?

March 26, 2024 -

For what I know, you seem to be basically stuck paying a subscription until basically the rest of your life unless you move everything that is set to go to that email. Am I wrong and it is worth it? I want to get one it’s just I don’t want to be stuck in something like this.

As far as privacy is concerned, there is no advantage in my opinion. I have a custom domain email address because I want to be independent of my email provider. By that I mean that I want to be able to switch to a different email address without telling anyone my new email address.

If you're concerned about having to pay for email, then you may have your considerations backwards. I'm not saying that as an insult. The thing is that email is a service and it isn't a free one. Sure, gmail doesn't charge you, but that's because they make money off of you. Far, far more money than the service they are providing to you because they are spying on every single character of every email you send and receive. You ARE paying for your email. You just need to decide if you want to pay with your wallet or little pieces of your soul. Privacy via email is a different discussion, but one you are in the right place for.

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r/ProtonMail on Reddit: Is there anything I should know before setting up a custom domain email?

January 16, 2025 -

I want to set up a custom email, mostly for the novelty but also because I can take it with me to any service. It'll be contact@[nickname that's basically my first name].me

I have zero experience with this stuff, so I was wondering if anybody had insight as to what might come up when using an email like this instead of a Gmail account like I've been using until now (which I have to migrate from). For example I know some websites are picky about what email you use to sign up with them, is that a common issue anyone with a custom domain has encountered?

I also plan to use simplelogin with this domain for as many things as possible, including stuff like finance apps. I have never used anything besides a single Gmail account, are there any issues I might encounter that I wouldn't expect?

.me is an okay tld, got proper whois privacy. Some tld like .us literally forbid whois privacy so registrant full details are publicly viewable so do avoid such tld like the plague. Although the literal average joes and average janes are only familiar with just .com alone. I once had an email address on .me tld too, verbally mentioned it to a bank teller and she look confused af, asking me multiple time ".me? Is it .me.com? Why is it not just .com?". I then asked her if she used Wikipedia, told her to open Wikipedia site on her work pc infront of us and saw her "ahhhh" moment shen she sees the .org Wikipedia use. Thats just an anecdote and you wouldn't be verbally mentioning you email address 100 times everyday so its not a huge deal, just abit annoying when it happen. Some newgen tld like . accountant .email .name .mom would sometime be rejected from archaic internet form expecting a tld is either 2 letter cctld or 3 letter famous .com .net .org so they won't recognise .accountant. Some corporate mail server would sometimes reject mails from those newgen gtld too so avoid those tld for email usage. .me is fine since its a non spammy cctld. As for simplelogin, some site would outright reject address on domain added to it since they see sl as suspicious throwaway email service. Its trivial to detect your domain is on sl via ip address and mx records. This problem is increasingly problematic nowadays. Its not too common that sites do that but its not too rare either. Basically don't expect your alias address would be accepted 100% everywhere.

Things to know: You need to keep (paying for) the domain forever! If you lose the domain, someone else can register it, collect all your e-mails and impersonate you.

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Recommendations for personal email with custom domain

March 5, 2023 -

Hello everyone!

For personal email, I've been using Gmail for > 10 years, and I've been quite satisfied with it so far. However, I feel a bit creeped out that all of my digital identity relies on this single email address, which uses a corporate-owned domain... (yes, yes, call me paranoid all you want)

I was thinking of buying a custom domain on Namecheap (seems like a decent alternative to Google Domains and GoDaddy), and then setting up an email address with this custom domain.

Ideally, I would just have Gmail with a custom domain, as I don't have a strong incentive to move away right now, but I want the flexibility of switching to a different email provider at any time without having to change my contact info / credentials on 285737 websites and online services.

I tried to do some research, and I found the following options:

I subscribe to Google Workspace for the custom domain (~70$) and follow this guide, but IIUC this will be a separate account from my personal Gmail (I couldn't find a way to upgrade my personal Gmail to a Workspace one?).
I subscribe to a Namecheap private email inbox (~12$ / year) and follow one of the dozens of guides to add this email to my personal Gmail. IIUC, this means Gmail will retrieve emails from my Namecheap inbox, and send emails to Namecheap, which will then forward them from the custom domain email. While this seems like the cheapest and best option for me, I've seen many complaints that Namecheap emails end up in spam or are blacklisted ([1], [2], [3]), and that'd be really bad if I were replying to my bank or health insurance provider...
I subscribe to something like ProtonMail Plus (~50$ / year), follow this guide, and then add this account to my Gmail just like in option 2 (however, not sure if / how well this would work). Or I just import my Gmail inbox to ProtonMail and ditch Gmail now (I'd prefer not to make the move for now though).
Same as 3, but with SimpleLogin (~30$ / year) with this guide. IIUC, SimpleLogin would use my Gmail as the inbox, and just act as a forwarder. I'm not sure how feasible this is (I've seen others have issues with this setup).

I'd prefer something that optimizes for simplicity and would allow me to keep my current Gmail as the primary inbox. Did I get anything wrong? What would you recommend? What were your experiences in setting up a custom domain for your email?

Thanks!

I tried Namecheap, it was pretty awful, but I did end up going with Zoho which costs the same. That being said, I believe custom domains are still available with an Office 365 sub as well. Just Duke thoughts. I do really like Zoho, they have a free plan as well, but it was too limited for me.

https://forwardemail.net/en Forward Email let’s you keep your gmail inbox and forward all mail from a domain you own via any registrar. They host a free/paid version of it or you can self host it yourself if you can deal with IP reputation stuff.

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Recommendations for email service where I can have a custom domain

September 7, 2021 -

I am currently using Microsoft 365 with a custom domain for email service. I would like to move away from M365 because of cost (i.e., I get it at no cost today but will have to start paying for it later next year). I am looking for email service recommendations where I can have a custom domain (e.g., [email protected]). It doesn't have to be free but something a lot more affordable (for personal/family use) is desired. I am aware of Google Workspace but am looking for other options as well. Thanks!

I use a custom domain with my ProtonMail account. I’ve been very happy with the service they provide, and the rates seem reasonable for what you get.

Zoho with no doubt. Free for up to 5 users, cheap to upgrade. Been using it last 4 years

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: A good "name" for your personal email with your custom domain?

August 22, 2022 -

Hi! I don't know if this is the correct place, but is the /r that can be most close.

I've my custom domain, and suppose that is "myname.com". Furthermore, I've some self-hosted services, like a blog, my webpage, n8n, Plausible, Home Assistant... and the idea is that this services use a specific email to send emails. My domain provider gets me only 1 custom email for free, but as you can send an email "as another email", my idea is to configure the SMTP with this main free email, and set "from:" in every service. For example, for my blog, I send emails as "[email protected]", for my HA, "[email protected]" ... Of course, this emails only can send emails, but not receive.

But... I want to use the main email for my personal communication, mostly for "serious" emails like work or professional stuff. So, my question is, taking into account that the domain have my name, and I'm not a company, but just a person, what would be a good "name" for this email? [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]...

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Edit: thanks to all for your comments! I think the best way will be use "contact@..." as main address (more general) and then maybe just pay for a dedicated email server to use all the other addresses.

Edit2: after all the comments, I checked the options for my mail service, and I found that I can create "redirects", that is a new email address but without dedicated space, so with this I can redirect this addresses to my main address. I didn't know this functionality, and I though to receive (accept) emails to an address you need to have a dedicated space. So, many thanks again to all :)

I picked out “ [email protected] ”.

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Best Email Host For Custom Domain?

February 22, 2024 -

I recently got my custom domain, but I now need help setting up the email part of it.

Between Zoho, Proton, Tutanota, and Google Workspace, which hosting service is the best for personal use and managing emails?

Will any of these hosts also allow me to make as many custom email addresses as I want with my domain?

Thanks!

I haven't used any of those but I do use Purelymail which at $10/year is probably cheaper than all of them unlimited domains, unlimited addresses, unlimited subaccounts (if you want to give addresses to your friends without sharing your password with them)

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r/agency on Reddit: Anyone know how can i make custom mail domain and is it free f.e i dont want [email protected] i want [email protected]

January 4, 2024 -

Anyone know how can i make custom mail domain and is it free f.e i dont want [email protected] i want [email protected]

As someone above mentioned Zoho is free to host your email servers, but you will still need to buy a domain. So get your domain with namecheap.com (which is the cheapest option), then set your email up with Zoho the free version.

You can try zoho, but I'd recommend buying a hostinger domain, and using their email hosting server, as that rids you of complications and is a much more effective and organised inbox.

Find elsewhere

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r/ProtonMail on Reddit: Should I be using a custom email domain for personal use?

May 27, 2025 -

Hi, I am seeing mixed things about if a custom domain is worthwhile or not for personal use? I have migrated over to Proton Unlimited plan as really impressed with email aliasing via Simple Login. Proton Drive and Proton Pass were also worth it for me rather than using these services from other providers. However I am now confused on if I should be using a custom domain or not?

The email I used to setup the account is .@protonmail which hasn't been given out to anyone due to not wanting to compromise the account. The other emails I have used have been [email protected] ones but I haven't given out to too many people so wouldn't be hard to make a further change.

Should I be using a custom domain really to avoid any issues further down the line? i.e if I dont want to continue my proton subscription in years to go if the pricing no longer feels like good value? Or if Proton were to shut down? These may never actually become issues but interested what the recommendations are.

Technically by using a custom domain you're less anon since its only you alone, or maybe just small amount of family members sharing the same few domain. You'll be more unique. Using providers domain like @proton.me or @simplelogin.com you'll be more generic, hidden among thousands, millions that shared the same domain @proton.me @simplelogin.com etc. Registering domain also require kyc by icann. You can use @proton.me more anon by registering and accessing via tor, vpn, paying with crypto etc. But by using your own domain you'll be fully portable and fully in control. You'll be able to migrate away from any provider, proton included at moments notice by just pointing domain mx to new provider. Just pick your poison, theres no right and wrong between own custom domain vs provider domain. Ultimately it depends on your threat model really. Myself, I've been using my own custom domain and I'm happy with it.

I have two custom domains. The downside is the added cost of having a custom domain. However, there are two distinct advantages to having your own custom domain: You no longer struggle to think of an email address prefix. You will never get an already in use error when trying to create a new email address. You can change email providers without worrying about a change in your email addresses. You will take them with you. Many people are tied to their email providers because they do not wish to change their email address, given the hassle that comes with it.

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Personal domain for e-mail

January 2, 2024 -

I'm feeling insecure about the fact that my e-mail, and therefore almost my entire digital life, is dependant on the whims of the corporation that is providing the service. If they were to go out of business or just decide to shut down their service, there would be absolutely nothing I could do.

Therefore, I have decided I would like to host my own e-mail. However, the first step is, of course, choosing a domain name.

[firstname][lastname].com is taken, and although there are some great new TLDs I am set on .com so as to cause minimal confusion and lost emails. So I'm wondering if anyone who selfhosts their email could share how they came up with a good domain they'll be comfortable using for the rest of their lives, which is what I want to do.

EDIT: Thank you very much everyone for your helpful advice, it is much appreciated!

Don't host your own email. The amount of knowledge you would need to do it correctly and ensure delivery to any recipient is expert level. What you can do is use your own domain with a provider. Then you can always move to an other provider if you want. Personally I use protonmail. If you insist, you need to read up on the following types of dns records: Spf, dkim, dmarc and ptr. Then you need to find a host that allows their network to be used for sending and receiving email. And allows ptr records. Next up is finding the email server software you want to use, and read/understand their documentation. You should also integrate your hosting with some anti spam, so you won't get flooded with spam mails. When you start using this for sending emails - you need to take care of the amount of mails you send. Of other mail servers think you might be a spam server you will be blocked, despite doing the other steps correctly. You kinda need to "warm up" the ip.

The important thing here FIRST is getting your domain. Don’t hesitate when you use a registrar to check it. Do not use godaddy to check as they will then buy that domain. Do not use numbers in your domain, like firstlast2000.com. Avoid dashes like first-last.com. Try flastname.com, or shorten your first. I have tons of domains, from com to net to org to cyou to xyz to up to eu to de to to us to ca…. Get your domain name from a registrar, like porkbun.com or namesilo.com, then look for an email solution. If you can figure out DNS, you won’t go wrong with mxroute.com. DM if you want more help, or brainstorming.

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r/GMail on Reddit: Gmail and own domain ?

November 11, 2024 -

I’ve been using iCloud with my own domain, for about a year. This has a cost of apprix 1 USD Per month. Cheap, but I’m not happy about it. iCloud delete items in my trash folder after 30 days, Numbers is clumsy when you’re used to Excel, you can’t do a simple cloud sync with a NAS etc.

I’ve started thinking about Google, and I wonder if Gmail can be used with your own domain? I only have the domain, no mail server.

What option does Google Gmail bring, and have others done the same thoughts / move as me ?

Option 1 - you can buy Workspace which will use your own domain -- different pricing depending on country and how much storage you want. Option 2 - You can use Free gmail with your domain and use a MX forwarder to route your domain email to your Gmail (big fan of ImprovMX for this) and setup an alias to "Send from" as u/Trikotret100 already noted. The functionalities of Option 2 aren't any different than regular consumer Gmail, because, well, it's regular consumer Gmail. Note that when you share a Google Drive file, it will look like it's being shared by [email protected] and not your custom domain, because your custom domain is only available for the very small use case of Alias sending in, specifically, Gmail if you want to have a unified usage of your domain across various Google apps, then you must go with Option 1

Who is your domain registered with? Some registers offer free catchall domain email forwarding. If its available , then you can forward yours emails to Gmail. Then setup an alias in Gmail for replies.

reddit.com › r/protonmail › psa: buy and use a custom domain for your primary email address.

r/ProtonMail on Reddit: PSA: Buy and use a custom domain for your primary email address.

January 4, 2024 -

Skiff is dead, and skiff email addresses will stop getting their mail after 6 months.

Granted, 6 months is plenty of time to migrate, but now those users will have to use a different email address.

Use this as a learning and get yourself a custom domain.

Email providers will come and go. Your email address should not have to change because of that.

I know, most of us are like, "proton isn't going anywhere." But what if? And what if their pricing changes and you don't find value anymore?

A custom domain is how you buy the freedom to choose your email provider (that too for less than $10 per year)

Soon-to-be former Skiff user here. I'm glad I made the decision to use a custom domain for my email addresses. It'll definitely make switching to another email service (whether that be Proton or something else) a lot easier.

Where can I buy a custom domain for the cheapest price?

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r/selfhosted on Reddit: Best way to get [email protected] for free or cheap?

October 12, 2023 -

So I have researched about self hosting your own email server such as Mailcow but it seems pretty divided on whether or not you should do it due emails potentially not getting delivered due to spam filters and such. So I'm kinda not interested in self hosting so I'm wondering what is the next best option to get my own email ideally for free but maybe settle for really cheap?

Edit: I have my own domain already.

Edit2: Thank you all! I have my domain with Cloudflare so I have tried their email routing but would like to be able to send from it too. I'll check out some other suggestions.

Edit3: Wow this got a lot of replies. Again thanks all for the recommendations. I haven't had a chance to actually check any out yet (busy weekend) but I will get to it.

Edit4: So I've had a little time to look at some of the options and it looks like maybe Zoho, onepoundemail or PurelyMail. They are both fairly cheap and around the same price. Anyone know how they compare?

Edit5: I ended up paying for Zoho for $12/year. So far it's doing everything I wanted and more. Very happy with it! Thank you all!!!

This is not self-hosting related but If all you need is *@domain.tld (wildcard and any number of emails) without the ability to send out emails easily, try Cloudflare Email routing , this will forward all emails received on *@domain.tld (amy@domain, [email protected] ) to another of your existing email (can be gmail or proton mail or any other email address). if you need 1 to 5 inbox with easy setup and limited storage, try Zoho mail Forever Free plan* : Easy setup, Five free inbox with 5GB/User on custom domain. Can send and receive email compared to Cloudflare Email routing. Outlook - E5 developer account: Microsoft offers E5 developer account to Developers for 3/4 months, you can get 1 easily and as long as there are some developer activity, it will renew itself. (Not recommended) Skiff mail: Easy setup, 1 inbox with send and receive on custom domain (10GB storage on free), they also have refer bonus edit: clarifying cloudflare email routing and E5 Developer account recommendation edit2: skiff announced that it will discontinue its email service as of 16/02/2024 edit3: Zoho Forever free plan and cloudflare email routing clarification edit4: Zoho has started restricting their free forever email services. For now, it is "Available only in select data centers"

For email, I use MXRoute . They're especially affordable if you snag them on sale , which they have now and then . One possible option would be to use Cloudflare's free email forwarding to a regular (free) gmail account, and set that gmail account to send all outgoing mail via MxRoute (using Gmail's "send-as" feature), or though any other mail sending servie with a free tier, with your personal domain; I also setup a mail rule in Gmail to flag/tag all email that was sent directly to the gmail address, so I would notice it.

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r/techsupport on Reddit: How do I create a custom domain email?

January 21, 2020 -

I joined a non profit organization recently. The president wants me to find out how we can get an email with our orgs name. I.e. [email protected]

We do have a website (through wix.com)

I tried googling but my tech terminology is bad and so I'd just end up confused.

Please help and thanks

First, look at how your Domain Name Service (DNS) records are setup. Do you own your domain? ie could you take your domain name away from WIX and setup on another provider? The only reason for asking this is to identify just how much you can work with customising your domain. You can go to any email provider, and they will ask you to edit the Mail eXchange (MX) record in your Domain Name Service (DNS) control panel of the company that is holding (or Hosting) your Domain Name Record. You will have to prove that you own the domain, by adding a TeXT (TXT) record in to your DNS Zone here is the knowledge base article on how to edit WIX DNS records. https://support.wix.com/en/article/editing-dns-records-in-your-wix-account Non profits can get free email through Microsoft Office 365. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/nonprofit/office-365-nonprofit-plans-and-pricing?activetab=tab:primaryr1 From never having done it before, it would take you approx 45 minutes to read up on how to do it, and 30 minutes to do it, the second time will take about 10 minutes. there will be a period of waiting, as each record has a Time To Live (TTL) during which time, servers don't ask again for the information (normally held in minutes, some have a TTL of 5 minutes, some of 1 hour, some 1 day. some DNS hosts update on the hour so if you edit something at 3.05, you would have to wait until 4.00 to "see" the change on the internet. a website mxtoolbox.com can show you how some are setup. for example, the following link shows how the redcross.org email setup is configured using office365. https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=mx%3aredcross.org&run=toolpage Here is the step by step for you. https://hostadvice.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-email-hosting-with-microsoft-office-365/ another step by step from microsoft themselves for editing WIX records is https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/admin/dns/create-dns-records-at-wix?view=o365-worldwide GMail has similar offerings, although of the 700 different organisations the company I work for looks after, none are using the g-suite stuff. https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/apps-for-nonprofits/ and this link shows how to setup in gmail. https://help.ecatholic.com/article/154-set-up-g-suite-nonprofit I hope that this helps. Also I have Capitalised the main search terms you might need to look into what I have suggested. Edit #9 kept adding stuff i found Edit#10 Wow. Thanks for the gold!

A note about Wix (I just started using them for something about a month ago): The company seems to be okay, but their ecosystem has attracted a lot of scammers. Beware people offering to help you, but later turning out to be paid consultants. Beware of phishing attempts (I received one on reddit, in r/wix ). Don't give your Wix credentials to anyone. Don't click on any "link to Wix Support" or whatever on reddit or in emails or private messages.

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r/gsuitelegacymigration on Reddit: Simplest way to get gmail with custom domain

June 28, 2023 -

Today I purchased Workspace to get an gmail with a custom domain. It works just fine, but workspace is pretty expensive, especially since I’m paying for a bunch of google services that I won’t use.

Previously, I tried email forwarding with cloudfare and it worked great. However, I had one case where Gmail gave a spooky yellow warning to the recipient of an email I’d sent. I can’t afford to have my email seem suspicious or spam since I intend to use this email for work. I’m also sad I can’t set a profile picture when forwarding emails.

Is there a clear and concise way to configure email forwarding such that it complies with every header and all email clients are happy? In the mean time, I’m too paranoid to use it for fear that my emails will be flagged or removed.

Probably not what you want to hear, but I‘d either pay for Workspace or not use Gmail (as in: Google‘s mail services). I can even give you an objective reason: forwarded emails will always be at risk to be labeled as spam either on your side or on the receiver‘s side. Those emails are also often marked as either insecure or marked as not coming from the original domain, depending on how you sent mails out (via a different smtp server or Gmails send as). On top of that, the forwarding services itself will apply spam filtering to make sure that their servers aren’t abused, so you add another point of failure. And if you use a different smtp server to send the mail, you would have to go find one that is not normally used for newsletters and marketing messages because you don’t want to send out your important personal emails via, for example, SendGrid. This means you would have to pay for a reputable email provider (so you get good scores) just to use their SMTP server. That‘s a lot of hoops to jump through just to get Gmail‘s UI.

Email on your custom domain is actually in two parts. A) receiving mail at your custom domain. Almost any mail forwarding service will do this for you, and can forward mail received at your custom domain to a Gmail account. B) sending mail from your custom domain. You'll need a correctly configured smtp server to do so, with SPF, DKIM. You then configure gmail to send outgoing email via that smtp server. How much it will cost, depends on how much emails you send. Some providers have a free tier, up to a few hundred, or thousand, free outgoing emails per month, then a few cents (or dollars) for more.

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r/email on Reddit: Is there a way to create a custom email without a domain name?

November 4, 2024 -

I have a small business and I am not that technically sound hence looking for an email address like [email protected] without owning a domain. Is there a way?

No. Someone has to own the domain and control its DNS records for your email service to work and I would highly recommend that it's you who owns the domain for your own business. Letting anyone else control the domain for your business is a very bad idea. If you're not comfortable setting this up yourself, you could hire a consultant to set it up for you (but ensure you are the owner of the domain and you have control of the registrar account).

No, it's best to get a domain for your business, it’s essential for building your brand.

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r/gsuitelegacymigration on Reddit: Email hosting providers for custom domains: Spreadsheet with prices, features, limits, etc.

March 11, 2022 -

TL;DR: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gu8FFyNY1Y9X69kHmJvkI0fLv8GaK-5B6HnQZZzo1Nw/edit?usp=sharing

Like many migrating away from Google Workspace, my main concern has been finding a new email provider for my 5 users across 3 domains. The GSuite email host alternatives with prices? thread on r/gsuite was a good starting point, but I found myself needing more information than was provided there.

I decided to record my findings in a spreadsheet covering everything I could find answers for, complete with links to the source of the information as far as possible.

It's still a work in progress, and I welcome corrections, updates, and requests. I hope you find it helpful :)

I’ve been considering iCloud+ as an alternative. Is there a reason this was not included in your sheet? (Awesome list, btw!) I want to make sure I’m not overlooking something important. My family is already bought in to the apple ecosystem of devices and I had already upgraded to the $10/month iCloud storage plan. So it allows me to have 6 users with up to 3 emails per user. Each email could be the same domain with aliases or 3 different domains. We would each need to create an iCloud email account for logging in, but then I have successfully added multiple domains with aliases as well as disabled the iCloud.COM email as the primary and added one of the custom domain addresses as primary. Am I missing something important? I’ve only tested this setup in preparation to move, but not been using it everyday to see if there are any “gotchas”. Thanks!

This is fantastic, that must have been a ton of work...my hats off to you! Question: When I was researching early on I noticed some hosts had some deceptive introductory prices that jumped up after a period of time. Did you take this into account?

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r/smallbusiness on Reddit: Domain email address - how to get?

July 2, 2023 -

I’m kind of embarrassed to ask, but…

How do I get a domain email address ie. [email protected].?

Does it come automatically if I buy a website domain with the same name?

Go to a domain registrar like name.com, Namecheap, Ionos, etc. (there are many others), register the domain you want and order a package which includes email service.

There's a million options but here's what I did: I registered the domain on domains.google.com for $12 a year. Then I bought Microsoft 365 Business for $12.50/mo since I needed Office apps anyway for my consulting business, as well as cloud storage. Upon registration, Microsoft gives you instructions to modify DNS settings on Google. It's pretty easy even for non-IT people. From there on out it just worked, I get/use my email through Outlook on my PC and phone, or via the web Outlook app from any different computer. Google offers free basic website hosting which I took advantage of, and they have options to buy email hosting using a gmail-like interface as well.

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r/degoogle on Reddit: Best practice regarding email in your own domain

January 29, 2025 -

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased a domain with my surname (surname.com) and set up an official personal email ([email protected]). My question relates to privacy best practices:

Should I use this primary email address for all activities, including social media and other less-important services, or is it better to create separate addresses within the same domain (like [email protected])?

My main concern is privacy since, regardless of the specific address, my surname (and possibly my full name) is still clearly visible through the domain. Would it be safer to use a random alias service for less important or more public-facing accounts to minimize exposure?

What is important I would like to not deprive myself of the benefit of being able to change email provider so creating another email is something I wouldn't want to do.

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations on how to best manage this for optimal privacy. Thanks in advance!

Set up a catch-all, then use whatever wording(@)surname.com. They will all come to your primary address.

I recently did the same thing. The rule I followed was if the account , i. e. financial, already had my real identity, I didn't mind using an email with my real name in the domain. I am sure there are still reasons not to do that , but I feel comfortable with it. If the account, I. e. Reddit, doesn't have my real identity, I used a SimpleLogin alias from Proton Mail.