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📧 Gmail Forwarding
⚠️ Note: discontinued by GoDaddy in 2022
🌐 Register a free account at cloudflare.com
1.1.1.
Click "Add" in the menu to "Connect a domain"
1.1.2.1.
Enter your domain name (Cloudflare will scan your existing DNS records from GoDaddy)
1.1.2.2.
Select the free plan to proceed
1.1.2.3.
Make note of the two nameservers Cloudflare assigns you
🔧 Update Nameservers in GoDaddy
1.1.3.1.
Navigate to your domains DNS > Nameservers to change them
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Select "I'll use my own nameservers" and enter both Cloudflare assigned to you (this update may take up to 24 hours)
✉️ Enable email forwarding by adding MX records and disabling DNSSEC
1.1.4.1.
Navigate to DNS > Records in Cloudflare
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Click "Add record" to add the following two MX records
1.1.4.2.1.
Type: MX
Name: @ (or leave blank)
Mail server: route1.mx.cloudflare.net
TTL: Auto
Priority: 10
Mail server: route1.mx.cloudflare.net
TTL: Auto
Priority: 10
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Type: MX
Name: @ (or leave blank)
Mail server: route2.mx.cloudflare.net
TTL: Auto
Priority: 20
Mail server: route2.mx.cloudflare.net
TTL: Auto
Priority: 20
1.1.4.3.
Navigate to your domain's DNS > DS records in GoDaddy to disable DNSSEC
1.1.4.3.1.
Delete both DS records associated to DNSSEC (their Algorithm = 13 and Digest Type = 2)
📨 Navigate to Email > Email Routing in Cloudflare to get started
1.1.5.1.
Enter your custom email address and destination address
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🔗 Link Domain to ETH Wallet
💰 Add ENS Records
2.1.
Navigate to Cloudflare DNS → Records
2.2.
Add TXT Record:
Type: TXT
Name: @
Content: ETH=<<YOUR_FULL_ETH_ADDRESS>>
TTL: Auto
Name: @
Content: ETH=<<YOUR_FULL_ETH_ADDRESS>>
TTL: Auto
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Click Save
🎉 Success! Your domain now forwards emails to Gmail AND resolves to your crypto wallet for Web3 applications!