Domains

Configure and verify your sending domains for email delivery.

Domains are essential for sending emails from your own addresses like [email protected]. LiteStartup requires domain verification to ensure email deliverability and protect your sender reputation.

Domain Registration (Beta)

Register a domain directly from LiteStartup and start sending emails in minutes — no manual DNS configuration required.

Instead of bringing your own domain, you can now purchase one directly inside LiteStartup. The platform handles everything: registration, DNS setup, email routing, and sending identity configuration.

How It Works

1. Go to Domains → Register Domain
2. Search for an available domain name
3. Review pricing (Cloudflare wholesale, zero markup)
4. Complete payment via PayPal
5. Wait for automatic setup to complete (2-3 minutes)
6. Create an email address and start sending

What Gets Configured Automatically

Included with Every Registration

• $0 markup — Cloudflare wholesale pricing passed through directly
• WHOIS privacy — Free redaction included
• Auto-renewal — Enabled by default
• No lock-in — Transfer your domain anytime after 60 days

Supported TLDs

50+ extensions are supported including .com, .net, .org, .io, .dev, .app, and many more. Premium domains and some country-code TLDs are not yet available.

Beta Limitations

• Domain registration requires Owner or Admin role
• Premium domains not supported via API
• Some country-code TLDs unavailable
• Transfer-in not yet supported (coming soon)

Setup Progress Tracking

After payment, you can monitor the configuration progress in real-time:

1. Domain Registration — Submitted to Cloudflare Registrar
2. DNS Records — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX records added
3. Email Routing — Inbound email routing configured
4. Sending Identity — AWS SES identity verified
5. Complete — Ready to create email addresses and send

Getting Started

1. Go to Domains from the sidebar
2. Click Add Domain to add your domain
3. Configure DNS records
4. Verify your domain
5. Create domain emails to start sending

Adding a Domain

Step 1: Add Domain

1. Click Add Domain
2. Enter your domain name (e.g., yourdomain.com or mail.yourdomain.com)
3. Click Add

Step 2: Configure DNS Records

After adding a domain, the system will generate the specific DNS records you need to configure. Go to your domain detail page to view them.

Typical records include:

Note: The exact record names and values are unique to your domain. Copy them from the domain detail page in LiteStartup.

Step 3: Verify Domain

1. Add all DNS records to your domain provider
2. Wait for DNS propagation (5-15 minutes)
3. Click Verify in LiteStartup
4. Domain status changes to Verified when complete

Cloudflare Automatic Setup

If you use Cloudflare for DNS, you can use automatic setup:

1. Go to your domain detail page
2. Create a Cloudflare API Token with Edit zone DNS permission
3. Paste the token in the domain setup page
4. Click Setup Automatically
5. DNS records are added automatically

Domain Status

Managing Domains

View Domain Details

Click on a domain to see:

• Verification status
• DNS records
• Associated domain emails
• Configuration options

Update Domain Settings

1. Click on a domain
2. Update settings as needed
3. Click Save

Delete Domain

1. Click Delete on a domain
2. Confirm deletion

Warning: Deleting a domain will also delete all associated domain emails.

Domain Limits

Troubleshooting

Domain Not Verifying

1. Check DNS records - Ensure all records are added correctly
2. Wait for propagation - DNS changes can take up to 48 hours
3. Check for typos - Verify record names and values exactly match
4. Check TTL - Lower TTL values propagate faster

Common DNS Issues

API Access

Manage domains programmatically via the Domains API:

• List Domains
• Add Domain
• Get Domain
• Verify Domain
• Verify Polling
• Config Domain
• Update Domain
• Delete Domain

Best Practices

• Use a subdomain - Consider mail.yourdomain.com to separate email infrastructure
• Set up all records - SPF, DKIM, and DMARC improve deliverability
• Monitor status - Check domain health regularly
• Keep DNS updated - Update records if LiteStartup provides new values