{"id":51206,"date":"2025-12-24T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/?p=51206---5304a57e-2b06-473e-bf73-dd3c884a04ea"},"modified":"2025-12-24T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:52:05","slug":"how-to-use-gmail-with-your-own-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/news\/how-to-use-gmail-with-your-own-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Gmail with your own domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"how to use Gmail with your own domain name\" src=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/How-to-use-Gmail-with-your-own-custom-domain-name-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"how to use Gmail with your own domain name\" width=\"165\" height=\"110\" \/>How to use Gmail with your own domain name<\/h2>\n<p>Most of our users are already familiar with the Gmail interface, but using Gmail as myname@gmail.com isn\u2019t very professional. <strong>This tutorial will show you how to use Gmail with your own domain name, how to send and receive email with you@yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why use Gmail instead of your desktop email program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can do it for FREE<\/li>\n<li>You can easily access your email anywhere<\/li>\n<li>It SAVES SPACE on your web hosting account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53376 size-full\" title=\"How to use Gmail with your own domain name\" src=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account.jpg\" alt=\"How to use Gmail with your own domain name\" width=\"897\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account.jpg 897w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account-256x168.jpg 256w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/setting-up-your-gmail-account-610x401.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>For this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the FREE version of how to use Gmail with your own domain name, since the paid version setup is almost identical.<\/h3>\n<p>Basically,\u00a0 you\u2019ll just forward all the mail from you@yourdomain.org to a Gmail account, and change a setting so outgoing mail says you@yourdomain.org too. That\u2019s it!\u00a0So let\u2019s jump right in.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/gmail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Create a Gmail account<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53377\" title=\"gmail with domain name\" src=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gmail-with-domain-name.jpg\" alt=\"gmail with domain name\" width=\"410\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gmail-with-domain-name.jpg 758w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gmail-with-domain-name-203x168.jpg 203w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gmail-with-domain-name-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/gmail-with-domain-name-610x505.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You probably already have a <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/gmail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gmail account<\/a>, and you could use it for your nonprofit\u2019s email, but just like finances, it\u2019s best to keep business and personal separate.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Here\u2019s how to make the account:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the Gmail sign-up page and pick a new email address. name.organization@gmail.com usually works well.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the rest of the steps to create your account, and sign in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>2) Create your custom email and forward it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Maine Hosting includes email hosting, with at least 1 email forwarder.<br \/>\n<strong>Below are the instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/support\/how-to-login-to-cpanel\/\">login to cPanel<\/a><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into cPanel (<a href=\"https:\/\/billing.mainehost.net\/knowledgebase\/?action=displayarticle&amp;id=3494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Login Instructions<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>In the Mail section, click Forwarders<\/li>\n<li>Under the Email Account Forwarders section, Click Add Forwarder<\/li>\n<li>Type in the Address to Forward (you@yourdomain.org)<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cForward to email address\u201d (you.organization@gmail.com)<\/li>\n<li>Click Add Forwarder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: If you would like to store an archive of your email on our servers you can <a href=\"https:\/\/billing.mainehost.net\/knowledgebase\/?action=displayarticle&amp;id=3405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup an email account in cPanel<\/a>, or use an existing setup email account and then just create a forwarder for it. This way there is always a full archive of your email stored, outside of Google.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3) Enable Gmail to send as yourdomain.org<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This step will allow you to send email as you@yourdomain.org using Gmail\u2019s SMTP servers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"enable gmail to use your own domain name\" src=\"https:\/\/mainehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gmail_smtp_screen.gif\" alt=\"enable gmail to use your own domain name\" width=\"620\" height=\"346\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to use Gmail with your own domain name<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Return to Gmail, click the gear icon, then\u00a0Settings<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0Accounts and Import, then\u00a0Add another email address in the\u00a0Send mail as\u00a0section<\/li>\n<li>Enter your name and you@yourdomain.org, allow\u00a0Treat as an alias and then\u00a0Next Step<\/li>\n<li>Enter the following credentials:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>SMTP Server:\u00a0smtp.gmail.com<\/li>\n<li>Username:\u00a0The part of your gmail address that comes before \u201c@gmail.com\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Password:\u00a0Your Gmail or App-specific password<\/li>\n<li>Port:\u00a0587<\/li>\n<li>Secure connection using:\u00a0TLS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>4) Final Configuration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>You\u2019ll be sent an email with a verification link<\/strong>. Make sure to click it to enable your new address.<\/li>\n<li>Once you are returned to the Settings page, click\u00a0Make default\u00a0next to your new, custom email.<\/li>\n<li>Send a friend an email to test outgoing messages<\/li>\n<li>Have them send you a message to confirm incoming messages<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>And that\u2019s it!<\/strong> You now know how to use Gmail with your own domain name!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to use Gmail with your own custom domain (for free) People love the familiar Gmail interface, but using Gmail\u00a0with your own domain isn\u2019t free, and resorting to myname@gmail.com isn\u2019t very professional. For a long-term solution, I recommend signing up for G Suite, or if you\u2019re a nonprofit,\u00a0Google for Nonprofits. 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