Once you sign up for Google Apps and verify your domain ownership, you're ready to set up Gmail for your users. Follow the basic steps below to get started.

Basic steps

1. Enable your Email service
   Log in to your Google Admin console and activate email in your Email Settings.
2. Create user accounts
   Each user in your organization who will be using Gmail needs their own Google Apps account to log in to.
3. Direct your domain's mailflow to Google servers
   When you're ready to go live with Gmail, redirect your domain's MX records to Google servers. (If you're deploying Gmail alongside your existing mail service, such as for a pilot, see these advanced delivery options.)
4. Set up domain aliases
   If users have addresses in more than one domain (for example, your_domain.com and your_domain.net), set up domain aliases so they can receive mail at each address.
5. Customize your web address
   Let users access their Gmail login page from mail.your_domain.com.
6. Enable options for users
   Turn on the Gmail features you want people to use, such as Gmail Labs, Gmail offline access, and more.