How do I set up my domain, DNS and a proper business email for my store in India?
The short answer
Buy your .com (or .in) from GoDaddy, Namecheap or directly inside Shopify, then either connect it automatically if it's on GoDaddy or point the A/CNAME records manually - budget up to 48 hours for DNS to fully propagate. Don't launch on a free myshopify.com URL or a Gmail address; a domain plus Zoho Mail for a [email protected] inbox is the cheapest trust signal you can buy, and it's billed in rupees with Indian support. Set this up a week before launch, not the night before - propagation delays have pushed more than one Indian founder's launch date.
A quick summary to orient you. The real value is below: the resources worth your time, from people who've actually done it, not us.
Here are the resources
Hand-picked from around the web, each with a note on why it earns your time. India-specific ones carry a badge.
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Why we picked it
Zoho Mail is the default cheap, India-billed business email for D2C founders who don't want a Gmail address on their invoices - this guide covers Indian pricing and setup specifically rather than Zoho's generic global docs.
Why we picked it
From an Indian ecommerce operations platform that works with hundreds of D2C brands - covers the India-specific parts generic Shopify guides skip, like GST, domestic payment gateways and shipping integrations.
Why we picked it
The authoritative, always-current reference for the exact A-record, CNAME and automatic-connection steps - including GoDaddy - so you're not following a blog post that's two Shopify UI versions out of date.
