SOP1 Option 1:
Buy a domain from Namecheap.
Sign up for a Cloudflare account and add your domain to Cloudflare by pointing the nameservers to Cloudflare from Namecheap. You can follow the instructions in this [Namecheap article]1or this [YouTube video]5to set up DNS records for your domain in Cloudflare.
Go to Zoho free business email and open an account.
Add your domain to Zoho by verifying your domain ownership and configuring email delivery in Namecheap. You can follow the instructions in this [Zoho article]3to add CNAME and MX records in Namecheap to get your emails delivered at Zoho Mail. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions in this [Namecheap article]2to add TXT records for verification and CNAME records for verification in Namecheap.
Follow the MX instructions in Zoho to add to Cloudflare. You can follow the instructions in this [Namecheap article]1or this [Cloudflare community post]4to add MX records in Cloudflare for Zoho Mail.
Now you have your domain set up with email using Zoho free business email.
SOP1 Option 2:
Go to Namecheap and buy the domain.
Add it to Cloudflare by putting the nameservers pointing at Cloudflare from Namecheap.
Go to the default mail app on your Mac and go to Mail > Accounts > Plus button > iCloud > Login with Apple ID > Add custom domain > Follow the directions adding the records to Cloudflare.
It should ask you to log in to Cloudflare and then automatically add the records.
Repeat this process with the login; it is known to glitch a few times.
These SOP options involve setting up DNS records for your domain in Cloudflare and adding your domain to Zoho free business email or iCloud email. You can use Namecheap to buy the domain and Cloudflare to manage the DNS settings. The second option involves setting up email on your Mac using iCloud and adding custom domain records to Cloudflare.
