Dns

Google has decided to discontinue its domain registration service. As of August 2023, the Google Domains site displays this message:

Google recently entered into an agreement for Squarespace, Inc. to acquire all domain name registrations from Google Domains, with the purchase subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. If the transaction closes, you will become a Squarespace customer and, following a transition period, your customer and billing information, if applicable, will be transferred to Squarespace, at which point Squarespace’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service will apply.

Subscribers to Apple’s iCloud+ have the option of using custom domains with iCloud Mail. You can either purchase a domain through iCloud or bring your own domain. The experience here relates to the bring your own domain option.

Configuring the domain to work with iCloud Mail requires several new domain DNS records. I manage the DNS records for my domain on Netlify. Apple verifies these records before completing the setup.