Once you've purchased a domain from Squarespace and an email workspace from Google, you can add your Squarespace domain to Google Workspace to create email accounts.
Step 1: Verify Domain
First step is to verify your Squarespace domain. You can follow the steps below or watch the full video walkthrough here:
Go to Google Admin.
On your Accounts tab, select the Domains tab.
Click Manage Domains and select Add a domain.
Paste your Squarespace domain and select 'Secondary domain' and click Next.
Add the TXT record to your Squarespace DNS record page.
Open your Squarespace domain and click your domain.
Click 'Manage Domain Settings.'
Click 'Edit DNS.'
Create a new TXT Record and paste the value provided by Google. Watch this video through this link.
Once the verification finishes, Google will close the window, and you will be taken to the Domains page.
Step 2: Activate Gmail
The second step is to activate your Gmail. Here are the steps to activate your Gmail:
From the same page, click 'Activate Gmail.'
Select Set up MX Record, and click Next.
Log in to your Squarespace DNS and click 'Next: Go to Step 2'
Copy the MX records from Google and paste them into the Squarespace DNS page. Watch the video here.
Once you add the MX records in Squarespace, go back to Google and click Activate Gmail
Step 3: Add SPF Record
The next step is to add the SPF Record. You can follow these quick steps:
Create a new DNS record in the Squarespace DNS zone by copying this.
Type: TXT
Host: @
Value: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
Once you're done, click Save.
Step 4: Add DKIM Record
After adding your SPF Record, you may now proceed to add the DKIM Record. Here are the steps to follow:
Go to Apps and select Google Workspace, or you can watch the video here for the remaining steps.
Click Authenticate email
Select your domain and click on Generate New Record.
Click Generate and copy the hostname and the value.
Go to your Squarespace and click Add Record.
Paste your copied details.
Don't forget to go back after 30 minutes (or 48h max) to click on "Start Authentication" on the DKIM page.
Step 5: Add DMARC Record
The last step is to add the DMARC record for your Squarespace domain. You can follow these quick steps:
Create a new record in your Squarespace DNS zone
Copy the values below, or you can generate DMARC record here.
Type: TXT
Hostname: _dmarc
Value: DMARC1;p=none;pct=100;rua=mailto:[email protected];ri=86400;fo=1
Replace [email protected] with your own email if you wish to receive the DMARC reports. If not, you can remove the rua tag completely as it is not mandatory.
