How to: set up iCloud Mail with a custom email domain

How to: set up iCloud Mail with a custom email domain

The iCloud beta allows iCloud+ subscribers to set up a custom email domain for iCloud Mail. In this walkthrough, I show you step-by-step how to add the necessary DNS records to your domain registrar to get iCloud email working with your very own custom domain. Please keep in mind that, at the moment, this is a beta feature. Your mileage may vary. Full tutorial: https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/07/how-to-set-up-an-icloud-mail-custom-email-domain-video/

Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/c/9to5mac?sub_confirmation=1

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links: https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate
FCPX plugins by MotionVFX: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/c/1977902/760654/10011

My favorite gear:
Desktop: Mac mini with Apple M1 Chip – https://bhpho.to/3nzNPKQ
Keyboard: Keychron K2 – https://amzn.to/3sTs3m5
Laptop: Macbook Air with Apple M1 Chip – https://bhpho.to/3gKN2FA
Camera: Sony Alpha 7S III – https://bhpho.to/2R2dWOm
Microphone: Shure SM7B – https://bhpho.to/3f1Rk7x
Drone: DJI Air 2S – https://bhpho.to/3xDolkr
Video editing software: Final Cut Pro X – https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/

Follow us:
http://twitter.com/9to5Mac/
http://instagram.com/9to5Mac/
http://twitter.com/JeffBenjam/
http://instagram.com/JeffBenjam/

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Why you should consider a custom email domain?
2:16 Acquiring a new custom domain
3:12 Setting up iCloud Mail with a custom domain
4:35 Update your domain registrar’s DNS records
9:16 Finish setting up the domain
10:16 Add a new email address to your custom domain
11:24 Testing out your custom email domain

#icloudmail #ios15 #icloud

50 Comments

  1. Nehemiah George on May 12, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    This is what I have been looking for! Thanks Jeff!



  2. Lulu Lemonbar on May 12, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    I have namecheap and my settings are very different, I’m advanced DNS and don’t see those things, MX and TXT are in two different areas as well. Ughhhhh



  3. T Pf on May 12, 2022 at 10:35 pm

    i really hate HDR for regular YouTube videos



  4. @SPAREZONE ON INSTAGRAM on May 12, 2022 at 10:36 pm

    mon verrou d’activation icloud a été supprimé par lui merci génie



  5. @SPAREZONE ON INSTAGRAM on May 12, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    mon verrou d’activation icloud a été supprimé par lui merci génie



  6. Farley Lai on May 12, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    What about your Apple ID which has to be a 3rd party email?
    Can it be changed to this new custom domain email?



  7. Rob Weniger on May 12, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    Potential dumb question – but do you have to purchase the email options when registering your domain, if you are only buying the domain to use for email through iCloud+?



  8. @SPAREZONE ON INSTAGRAM on May 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    mon verrou d’activation icloud a été supprimé par lui merci génie



  9. Tommy Kiss on May 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    Great video Jeff. What happens to all your existing emails on your custom domain? E.g. you move from Exchange to iCloud?



  10. robver26 on May 12, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    Timely, with Google’s new pricing for grandfathered accounts



  11. Ikis Film on May 12, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    So is not free okay then nvm



  12. RyDawg on May 12, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    This video needs to be updated, apple has changed the instructions.



  13. @sparezone bypass my icloud on May 12, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    J’apprécie vraiment le gars de la technologie



  14. @sparezone good hacker on May 12, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    merci de m’avoir parlé de lui il m’a enlevé le cadenas



  15. John McMahan on May 12, 2022 at 10:51 pm

    can you sort your custom domain emails that come in with a different folder.



  16. Maurin Bieler on May 12, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    what happens to my previous mails if i move my custom mailadress to or from icloud mail?



  17. David Maxwell Coaching on May 12, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    Would doing this mess up the website I have the domain pointed to? I don’t want to change the settings and cause my website to go offline



  18. James S on May 12, 2022 at 10:53 pm

    Hi Jeff, great video! What should I do if I use a CDN (e.g., cloudfare) with my domain (e.g., google domain) that is hosted with a provider (e.g., bluehost)? How do I set up custom email on Apple Mail in that case?



  19. Georgina Palmer on May 12, 2022 at 10:53 pm

    Does anyone know if doing this to a current iCloud email address (one I’ve been using since 2014) affects things? As in, if I were to change it to have my custom domain at the end, would all my emails from 2014 to present still exist and would I still be able to send/receive from the same place? Also, I created my custom domain with Wix, so is the process any different to using Hover?



  20. @sparezone good hacker on May 12, 2022 at 10:56 pm

    merci de m’avoir parlé de lui il m’a enlevé le cadenas



  21. Shaikh Momo on May 12, 2022 at 10:56 pm

    Gmail is shutting down G-Suite Legacy, contemplating this!!
    Anyone recommend this?



  22. Expert @sparezone on Instagram on May 12, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    J’ai débloqué mon icloud je l’apprécie vraiment l’essayer maintenant



  23. Cj Underwood on May 12, 2022 at 10:59 pm

    How would you add that "alias" to Outlook?



  24. Sparezone sur iG on May 12, 2022 at 10:59 pm

    mon iCloud vient d’être déverrouillé par le grand pirate informatique



  25. Orwic1 on May 12, 2022 at 11:01 pm

    Great guide for setting this up! Thanks for posting this, I found it really helpful.



  26. Daniel Branco on May 12, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    I am from Brazil and worked perfect here. Thanks!! 🙂👍



  27. Rippley Unicorn on May 12, 2022 at 11:05 pm

    Does not work with google….gets stuck with SPF error messages. Its a mess and apple support has no clue what they’re doing with this…



  28. Jack 9099 on May 12, 2022 at 11:06 pm

    Nice I really do like the way you present that I’ll probably follow you for a while here



  29. NK on May 12, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    Thank you for the Great tutorial video!!!



  30. Stefan Newsletter on May 12, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    or Gsuite Legacy shuts down 🙂



  31. Motivation on May 12, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    Can i add this mailbox to outlook app?



  32. Stephen Youndt on May 12, 2022 at 11:10 pm

    More of less how I expected it to work, but I appreciate being able to see the process before I start it.



  33. RyDawg on May 12, 2022 at 11:11 pm

    Okay you really need to update this video. I tried adding the new updated DNS records to hover and iCloud keeps saying "Check your SPF record". not to mention, Hover is not accepting the quotation marks Apple says to add to the record.



  34. konkakonkadudu on May 12, 2022 at 11:17 pm

    I laughed at Ducky Benjamin far more than I should have…



  35. @sparezone good hacker on May 12, 2022 at 11:19 pm

    merci de m’avoir parlé de lui il m’a enlevé le cadenas



  36. Expert @sparezone on Instagram on May 12, 2022 at 11:19 pm

    J’ai débloqué mon icloud je l’apprécie vraiment l’essayer maintenant



  37. prettyfardotcom on May 12, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    I never thought I’d be seriously considering dropping googles ecosystem and moving to apple. Good job legacy migration/shutdown team!



  38. Anıl Utkulu on May 12, 2022 at 11:23 pm

    does it support catch all feature?



  39. Expert @sparezone on Instagram on May 12, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    J’ai débloqué mon icloud je l’apprécie vraiment l’essayer maintenant



  40. Facebook User on May 12, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    So if you have multiple domains and multiple emails…..they all go into the iCloud email? They are all mixed together? How do you tell them apart?



  41. @SPAREZONE ON INSTAGRAM on May 12, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    mon verrou d’activation icloud a été supprimé par lui merci génie



  42. Jason Ewing on May 12, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    How would I go about changing my domain from Only You to You and your Family?



  43. Expert @sparezone on Instagram on May 12, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    J’ai débloqué mon icloud je l’apprécie vraiment l’essayer maintenant



  44. Scott Pleasants on May 12, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    Let’s be clear. This is nothing but email. No calendar or contacts.



  45. Chaaazz2008 on May 12, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    I’m using Google Domains, and for the txt section, it says the host name is already in use. any ideas on how to fix this?



  46. Nicole Dallmeyer on May 12, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    I keep getting a “Check your MX record” error



  47. @SPAREZONE ON INSTAGRAM on May 12, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    mon verrou d’activation icloud a été supprimé par lui merci génie



  48. J S on May 12, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    Dead simple! Exemplary tutorial! You rock Jeff!!!



  49. Malek on May 12, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    what happens when my hover registry runs outs



  50. @sparezone good hacker on May 12, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    merci de m’avoir parlé de lui il m’a enlevé le cadenas