The latest articles on DEV Community by Abdiel49 (@abdiel49). https://dev.to/abdiel49 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1119173%2F6ce1f855-6d9c-4e19-8956-95e0fb5b0798.jpeg https://dev.to/abdiel49 en Abdiel49 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:11:49 +0000 https://dev.to/abdiel49/configure-cloudflare-email-routing-with-gmail-to-send-and-receive-mails-382j https://dev.to/abdiel49/configure-cloudflare-email-routing-with-gmail-to-send-and-receive-mails-382j <h2> Configure Cloudflare Email Routing </h2> <p>Open: <code>https://dash.cloudflare.com</code> and go to <code>Email → Email Routing</code>, enable Email Routing and create your custom address.</p> <p>Example:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>user@yourdomain.com → forwards to yourgmail@gmail.com </code></pre> </div> <p>Cloudflare will send a verification email to your Gmail account to confirm the forwarding destination. Open the email and verify it.</p> <h2> Enable Gmail App Passwords </h2> <p>Open <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/security" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://myaccount.google.com/security</a> and enable 2-Step Verification, then open: <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords</a> and generate a new App Password for Mail.</p> <p>Google will generate a password similar to:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>abcd efgh ijkl mnop </code></pre> </div> <p>This will be your SMTP password.</p> <h2> Configure Gmail to Send Emails Using Your Domain </h2> <p>In Gmail go to:</p> <p>Settings → See all settings → Accounts and Import → Send mail as → Add another email address.</p> <p>Add: <a href="mailto:user@yourdomain.com">user@yourdomain.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fw2rzeih7vf6e7dzjqpeg.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fw2rzeih7vf6e7dzjqpeg.png" alt="Add new mail with your domain image" width="800" height="417"></a></p> <p>Use this SMTP configuration:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com Port: 587 Username: yourgmail@gmail.com Password: YOUR_APP_PASSWORD TLS: Enabled </code></pre> </div> <h2> Verify the Custom Domain Email </h2> <p>Gmail will send a verification email to: <a href="mailto:user@yourdomain.com">user@yourdomain.com</a><br> Cloudflare will forward it to your Gmail inbox automatically.<br> Open the email and confirm the verification.<br> Refresh Gmail, now you can send emails as: <a href="mailto:user@yourdomain.com">user@yourdomain.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhjnzlzz8c9nxoecne9av.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhjnzlzz8c9nxoecne9av.png" alt="Select send email as a" width="800" height="356"></a></p> <h2> Configure SPF and DMARC </h2> <p>Add these DNS TXT records in Cloudflare.</p> <h3> SPF </h3> <ul> <li>Host: <code>@</code> </li> <li>Value: <code>v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all</code> </li> </ul> <h3> DMARC </h3> <ul> <li>Host: <code>_dmarc</code> </li> <li>Value: <code>v=DMARC1; p=quarantine;</code> </li> </ul> email cloudflare smtp webdev