If you haven't signed up, but you want to, keep reading!

Signing up for Email Hosting service 

To sign up for the Email Hosting Service:

1. Log in to your account at https://rescuegroups.org/
2. Click Services > Sign up for Email services
3. Click Sign-up for Email Hosting under the Email Services section
4. Find the level of service you want (100MB through 10GB)
5. Click Order Now
6. Now you need to share which domain you want to use with your Email Hosting service
    
   1. If you do not yet own the domain, select the option Register a new domain
      1. Enter the domain name only in the text field
      2. Be sure to identify the specific TLD (such as .com, .org, .net) from the dropdown menu
      3. Click Check in order to see if this domain is available to purchase 
   2. If you own the domain and want to transfer the domain to RescueGroups.org to act as your domain registrar, select the Transfer your domain from another registrar option
      1. Enter the domain name only in the text field
      2. Be sure to identify the specific TLD (such as .com, .org, .net) from the dropdown menu
      3. Click Transfer to begin the process to transfer your domain to RescueGroups.org
   3. If you own the domain and want to keep the domain with your current domain registrar, select I will use my existing domain and update my nameservers. If RescueGroups.org is your domain registrar, this is the option you should select.
      1. Enter the domain name only in the text field
      2. Be sure to identify the specific TLD (such as .com, .org, .net) from the dropdown menu

      3. Click Use to continue with your order

7. Confirm the order information and click Checkout.
8. Select your Payment Method (PayPal or Mail-In Payment).
9. Review the Terms of Service and then check the box for I have read and agree to the Terms of Service.
10. Click Complete Order.
11. Process your payment if your order requires payment.

Add domain name to your RescueGroups.org account

The first process you need to complete is to add the domain to your RescueGroups.org account. You can learn how to complete this in our Domain Name user guide article, Adding an existing domain to your account

Install MX records for your domain

Continue reading to find out how to install MX records if your domain is registered with RescueGroups.org or a third party registrar.

Install MX records if your domain name is registered with RescueGroups.org

If your domain name is currently registered with RescueGroups.org, contact RescueGroups.org support and we can update your MX record so that incoming email is delivered to the RescueGroups.org email services. 

Install MX records if your domain name is registered with a registrar other than RescueGroups.org

If your domain name is currently registered with a Registrar other than RescueGroups.org (ex., GoDaddy, Yahoo, etc), you will need to login to your account at the Registrar to update the domain name's MX record.

Please follow your Registrar's instructions for updating DNS records to add the MX record shown below:

You should remove any existing MX records so that the record shown above is the only MX record in your domain name.