One visible route from your domain to your inbox.
A plain-language overview of supported changes, approval points, provider boundaries, and how inbound and outbound mail use separate paths.
A plain-language overview of supported changes, approval points, provider boundaries, and how inbound and outbound mail use separate paths.
A message arrives
Someone writes to you
They only ever see your address
you@yourdomain.com
Your address, on your domain
It lands in your Gmail
The inbox you already check — nothing new to open
You reply
You write from the inbox you know
Same app, same habits, same history
you@yourdomain.com
Your address, on your domain
They see your domain
Not a free address — your name, every time
A read-only preflight checks common website, mail, DNSSEC, and certificate signals; a full-domain move still requires an authoritative export.
Supported records are prepared before cutover, and provider-confirmed checks gate Brand My Inbox readiness states.
The dashboard polls while setup is open, and scheduled monitoring continues for supported activation and health checks.
you@mail.yourdomain.com
you@yourdomain.com
| Record | Value | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MX | Provided during setup | Tells the world where your mail should be received. |
| SPF | Generated for the selected sending provider | Authorizes the actual service that sends for your domain without creating conflicting SPF records. |
| DKIM / DMARC | Provider-specific and verified | Authenticates aligned mail and defines how receivers handle messages that fail checks. |
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