Quickstart

Before you begin

Have these ready:

• A domain you control, such as tiny.studio.
• Permission to change that domain’s DNS records.
• A name and local part for the first mailbox, such as Tiny Studio and hello.

1. Create the workspace

Create an account with your work email and verify it. Then follow the in-app steps to name your workspace. The person who creates it becomes the owner. Every workspace must accept the current outbound email policy before sending.

2. Add your domain

Open Settings → Domains, choose Add domain, and enter the root domain without a protocol or path—for example, tiny.studio, not https://tiny.studio/about.

Startup Mail prepares exact MX, DKIM, SPF, and DMARC records for the domain.

3. Publish and verify DNS

Copy each record into your DNS provider exactly as shown. Return to Startup Mail and choose Check records. Verification can succeed in a few minutes, but provider caches can make it take longer.

Do not create the mailbox until the domain is marked Verified.

4. Create the mailbox

Open Settings → Inboxes, choose Add inbox, and select the verified domain. Enter the local part, display name, and visibility:

• Shared lets every workspace member read and send.
• Private grants content access only to its owner and invited people.

5. Test both directions

Send a message from a personal address to the new company address. Open it in the Startup Mail inbox and reply. The thread should show the incoming message and the outgoing delivery status together.