Registrar guide
Set up email on a Google Cloud DNS domain
Cloud DNS is powerful and a little bureaucratic: records live in "record sets" inside a zone, and the console has opinions. The fast path skips all of it: connect your Google account, approve, and every record set is created for you.
The whole setup is one click
- 1.
Add your domain in Faivelo
- 2.
Click Connect Google and approve
- 3.
Record sets appear and verify by themselves
This is the whole setup. The connection is scoped to DNS management. Google may show an "unverified app" notice while our verification review is in progress; the scope stays DNS-only either way, and you can revoke access at myaccount.google.com any time.
The manual path, if you prefer it
- 1Prefer the console? Open console.cloud.google.com and go to Network services, then Cloud DNS.
- 2Click the zone for your domain.
- 3Use Add standard to create each record set your Faivelo dashboard lists.
The DNS name field wants just the prefix, like _dmarc; leave it empty for the root. Cloud DNS appends the rest, trailing dot and all.
What your screen should look like
CREATE RECORD SET
| DNS name | Type | TTL | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| (empty) | MX | 300 | 10 mx.faivelo.com. |
| _dmarc | TXT | 300 | v=DMARC1; ... |
MX data includes the priority in the same field: "10 mx.faivelo.com." with the trailing dot.
What gets set up, in plain words
Receiving
One record tells the internet to deliver your mail to Faivelo.
MX
Sending and trust
These prove your mail is really yours, so it lands in inboxes instead of spam folders.
TXT ×4CNAME ×3MX
Device auto-setup optional
Optional but nice: phones and mail apps find their settings by themselves instead of asking for servers and ports.
CNAME ×2SRV ×3
You type less than you think
Add your domain to Faivelo, free, and your dashboard generates this exact set for your domain. Every value has a one-click copy next to it, and each record checks itself off the moment it goes live, so you always know what is done and what is left.
And you give nothing up: this is the same full SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup the big per-seat providers configure. The flat price changes what you pay, not what lands in inboxes.
Get your records, freeThings Google Cloud DNS does differently
Same name, same type, one record set
If a TXT set already exists at the root, for example google-site-verification, add the new value to that set instead of creating another. Cloud DNS refuses duplicates with a "record set already exists" error.
Your zone might not be where you think
Domains bought at the old Google Domains may now live at Squarespace, not Cloud DNS. Check which nameservers your domain actually uses before editing a zone that nothing asks.
Check that it worked
Records usually go live within minutes, though caches can hold old answers for up to a day. Faivelo re-checks your domain automatically and emails you the moment everything verifies. Want an instant answer? Run a free email checkup on your domain and see exactly which records are live.
Common questions
Different registrar?
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