Google Catchall Domain Setup

Creating a New Catchall Domain

1. Head to Google's domain website linked herearrow-up-right.

2. Click Find the perfect one.

3. Search for the domain name that you want to use for your catchall.

4. See if the domain you have searched for is available. If it is, you will have to select the domain type. I would recommend to use a .com for you catchall domain.

5. Once you have selected the domain you want to purchase, click the cart button to add it to your cart.

6. After carting the domain, head to your cart by clicking the cart link herearrow-up-right or the cart link on the top right of Google's site.

7. Select the options you would like for your catchall. I would suggest to leave the default options there as pictured below.

8. Fill in your contact information and then click Save & Continue.

9. Added your method of payment and then click Buy to finalize your purchase.

10. Once your purchase has been finalized, give it a few moments to update.

11. Google will send you a verification email for your domain. Click the verification link found in the email.

12. Head to the registrar page for Google Domainsarrow-up-right.

13. Click manage on the right side of your domain in the menu.

14. Click Email on the left hand menu.

15. Click the Add email alias under Email forwarding at the bottom of the page.

16. Under Alias email, simply type in *.

Under Existing recipient email, enter the master email address you want all emails forwarded to.

17. Click Add once you have filled the alias email and recipient email in as pictured above.

18. Your catchall domain is now successfully configured. Remember to test to see if it works by sending a message to that catchall domain and see if it properly forwards to the email you sent it to. Try to use a different email to send the test email other than the one that will be receiving the forwarded email from the domain for best results.

Transferring an Existing Catchall Domain

If you have an existing catchall from Namecheap or some other provider that you want to transfer over, you can initiate a transfer process from Google to do so.

1. Head to the registrar transfer page linked here.arrow-up-right

2. Search the name of your existing catchall domain here.

3. A message regarding transferring your existing domain will appear.

4. You will need to find the authorization code from your current catchall provider before you can complete the transfer process. Before you can do this, you will need to unlock your domain. Google provides instructions here for how to do thisarrow-up-right. A walkthrough is also shown in the next couple of steps.

5. Head to Namecheap and find your domain listarrow-up-right.

6. Click manage on the right side of the page for the catchall domain you want to transfer.

7. Click the Sharing & Transfer tab on top.

8. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the Transfer Out option. You will need to turn the domain lock off to unlock the domain.

9. After unlocking the domain, click the AUTH CODE option to the right of the unlock option.

10. Select a transfer reason. You can give any reason you want and leave an optional comment. Click send code afterwards. This will send a code to the email address associated with your Namecheap/catchall domain.

11. Check the email that is sent to you for your authorization code.

12. Enter the authorization code into Google Domains as shown in step 3. Make sure to click the refresh option before entering your authorization code if you haven't done so after unlocking it on Namecheap.

13. Choose whether or not you want to import your DNS settings or not. I would advise to just select the default recommend option to copy and let Google manage your DNS settings.

14. Configure your registration settings. I would advise to keep these two options default, unless you do not want it to auto-renew every year.

15. Confirm your billing information for the transfer fee.

16. The transfer process of your domain will begin. Give it some time to finish processing. It may take up to a week for the transfer process to complete.

17. You will receive an email once the transfer process has completed.

18. Head to the Registrar websitearrow-up-right again. You should see your domain listed. Click the Manage button on the far right side of your domain.

19. Click Email on the left hand menu.

20. Click the Add email alias under Email forwarding at the bottom of the page.

21. Under Alias email, simply type in *.

Under Existing recipient email, enter the master email address you want all emails forwarded to.

22. Click Add once you have filled the alias email and recipient email in as pictured above.

23. Your catchall domain is now successfully configured. Remember to test to see if it works by sending a message to that catchall domain and see if it properly forwards to the email you sent it to. Try to use a different email to send the test email other than the one that will be receiving the forwarded email from the domain for best results.

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