How to add web mail account to cloud flare

To add a webmail account to Cloudflare, you'll need to set up a Cloudflare Email Routing (CER) record. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do so:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a Cloudflare account and have set up a domain with Cloudflare.
  2. You have a webmail account (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Zoho, etc.) that you want to use with Cloudflare.

Step 1: Create a Cloudflare Email Routing (CER) record

  1. Log in to your Cloudflare account and navigate to the "DNS" tab.
  2. Click on the "Add record" button and select "CNAME" as the record type.
  3. In the "Name" field, enter _mail (note the underscore).
  4. In the "Target" field, enter mail. (without the underscore).
  5. Set the "TTL" to a suitable value (e.g., 1 hour).
  6. Click "Add record" to create the CER record.

Step 2: Configure your webmail account

  1. Log in to your webmail account and go to the settings or preferences section.
  2. Look for the "Forwarding" or "Email forwarding" option and enable it.
  3. Set up a forwarding rule to forward emails from your webmail account to your Cloudflare email address (e.g., [email protected]).

Step 3: Configure Cloudflare to route emails

  1. Log in to your Cloudflare account and navigate to the "Email" tab.
  2. Click on the "Add email" button and enter your webmail account's email address (e.g., [email protected]).
  3. Select the CER record you created in Step 1 as the "Email routing" option.
  4. Click "Add email" to complete the setup.

Step 4: Verify your email setup

  1. Send an email to your webmail account from an external email address (e.g., Gmail).
  2. Check your Cloudflare email address (e.g., [email protected]) to ensure the email is forwarded correctly.

That's it! Your webmail account should now be set up with Cloudflare, and emails sent to your webmail account should be forwarded to your Cloudflare email address.

Note: Make sure to update your DNS settings to reflect the changes you made in Step 1. It may take some time for the changes to propagate globally.