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Custom domains
Custom domains allow you to bring your own domains to Shroud.email. They let you create aliases that youâre fully in control of, and you can set the address to be anything you like â no more random bits of text!
For example, you could create an alias called [email protected]
to use for newsletters on Substack, and another alias called [email protected]
to use for Spotify. Because the aliases are on your domain, you donât get locked in to Shroud.email â you can always re-create these addresses somewhere else.
Setup
To add a custom domain, visit the Domains page and click âAdd domainâ:
From there, youâll need to set up a number of DNS records to verify that the domain really belongs to you, and to ensure email deliverability. Youâll see the required DNS records in the app.
We require a number of DNS records to be set up:
DNS record | Purpose |
---|---|
shroud-verify TXT | Prove that the domain belongs to you |
MX record | Tell senders to direct emails to the Shroud.email mailserver |
SPF record | Prevent others from forging emails from your domain |
DKIM record | Prevent email spoofing |
DMARC record | Prevent email spoofing |
Once thatâs done, you can create aliases with this domain:
Thatâs it! Now you can send and receive emails with your custom email alias.
Catch-all
Once youâve set up your domain, you can choose to enable catch-all. If you do this, you donât need to create aliases manually: emails sent to any address on your domain with automatically create the alias if it doesnât already exist.
With catchall, you no longer need to visit Shroud.email to use aliases. Instead, you can just make up an alias on the spot whenever a website asks for one!