Before anything else, make sure you received your own temporary URL. If you don't have one, ask for one here.

Once you've signed in to CakeMail 3 using your temporary URL and you've had a chance to take a peek around, you'll just need to click on the "Settings" tab and make a few adjustments in order to upgrade:

1. Add your own branding to your temporary site

Under "Your Site Branding", get set up quickly using the Logo & Basic Branding settings, or get really creative using our Advanced Colors or CSS options.

2. Change your DNS settings

Add two new subdomains: “subdomain-name” and “*.subdomain-name” to your domain’s DNS server, or modify your existing subdomain on your DNS server as indicated in the example below.

Example: If your site URL is email.yourdomain.com, set the CNAME records as follows:

email CNAME v3.md02.com
*.email CNAME email.yourdomain.com (optional)

If you’re unable to configure the *.subdomain CNAME record, you will not be able to brand your client accounts with their own brands, and you may experience a slightly slower site.  

3. Validate Your Site URL In CakeMail 3

Once you've changed your DNS settings and given them a little time to refresh, you just need to make sure everything really works! Sign in to your CakeMail 3 site and go to Settings > Your Site Settings, enter your site URL and click validate. Once you’ve validated your site URL, click save and you’re done!

Please note that if you are using your v2 sub-domain for v3, there will be some down-time. It is therefore recommended to either do the changes off-hours or to use another sub-domain.