Set up email accounts with my domain

August 9, 2013 12.6k views
212nath
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212nath
How do I setup an email account with the domain that I own? I have absolutely no idea, I would like to know the easiest way, and I don't mind if I can send e-mail via Gmail for example. I have the domain pointed to my server IP, what else do I need to do?
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shyamsukhamit August 9, 2013
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-google-s-smtp-server
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-google-s-smtp-server
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-a-spf-record-for-your-domain-with-google-apps
How To Create a SPF Record For Your Domain with Google Apps
by Keshav Pareek
Here we'll show you how to create a SPF record for your domain with Google Apps.
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pablo August 9, 2013
The "easiest way" would probably be outsourcing your e-mail to a 3rd-party provider, e.g. Google Apps ($5/mo.) or Exchange Online ($4/mo.).

If you're interested in managing your own e-mail server, you could try this: How To Install iRedMail On Ubuntu 12.04 x64.
How To Install iRedMail On Ubuntu 12.04 x64
by Bulat Khamitov
If you would like to create your own online e-mail system, you can use iRedMail. In this article we will explain how you can do it on your Ubuntu 12.04 virtual server.
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212nath August 10, 2013
I had a go at installing iRedMail, and everything works great. The only thing is that there's a SSL error, and I can't figure out how to do that properly
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kamaln7 MOD August 10, 2013
@212nath: What's the error?
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212nath August 10, 2013
Well it says it is encrypted, however when anyone tries to login it shows a red error page saying to proceed with caution, because the identity of the server isn't verified
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kamaln7 MOD August 10, 2013
It's because the SSL certificate is self-signed. If you want to get rid of that warning, you will have to purchase a certificate from a trusted CA such as Comodo.
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