Once you've purchased a domain from Squarespace and an email workspace from Google, you can add your Squarespace domain to Google to create email accounts. Watch the full video walkthrough here.
Here are the instructions to add your Squarespace domain to Google Workspace.
Step 1: Verify Domain
First step is to verify your domain by doing the following steps mentioned below.
Go to Google Admin.
Navigate to Domain section and click 'Add domains.'
Paste your Squarespace domain and select 'Secondary domain' and click Next.
Open your Squarespace domain and click your domain.
Click 'Manage Domain Settings.'
Click 'Edit DNS.' A new window will appear with the list of DNS Records.
Go back to Google and click Next.
In your Squarespace DNS record page, create a new TXT Record. 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
Second step is to activate your Gmail. Here are steps to activate your Gmail.
From the same page, click 'Activate Gmail.'
Add your MX records to Squarespace DNS zone. Copy them from Google and select Confirm once created in Squarespace. Watch the video here.
Step 3: Add SPF Record
Next step is to add SPF Record, just follow these quick steps.
Create a new DNS record in 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 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.
Select Gmail and click Authenticate Gmail in your Google Workspace.
Select your domain name and click Generate New Record.
Click Generate and copy the hostname and the value.
Go to your Squarespace and click Add Record.
Paste your copied details.
Wait for an hour to click Start Authentication.
Don't forget to go back after 30 minutes (or 48 h max) to click on "Start Authentication" on the DKIM page.
Step 5: Add DMARC Record
The last step of setting up is to add DMARC record, just follow these quick steps.
Create a new record in your DNS zone.
Copy the details 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 reports. If not, you can remove that tag completely as it is not mandatory.
You can now test your DNS records by entering the domain name in the EasyDmarc domain scanner.