Installing Google Workspace Email into your Domain
This guide will walk you through how to set up the necessary records to get Google Workspace email set up on your domain. This guide applies both if you have your domain with us, or if your domain is with another provider. The steps provided below are quoted from the Google Workspace documentation. Please be sure to check the documentation on Google’s site for the most up-to-date instructions.
Set up your MX Records
Below are the instructions for setting up the MX Records for Google Workspace
Google Workspace (Current Version, 2023 & Later)
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Starting in April 2023, we made it possible to use one MX record to set up Gmail. This change has no impact on mail delivery or reliability.
Important: We recommend using these instructions if you’re setting up new MX records or if you need to change your MX records. If your current configuration is working, don’t change your MX records. The Legacy version (5 MX records) will continue to work indefinitely.
| Name/Host/Alias* | Priority | Value/Answer/Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Blank or @ | 1 | SMTP.GOOGLE.COM |
Domain hosts use different labels for the name and value fields. Some hosts also require a period at the end of smtp.google.com.
Tip: For step-by-step instructions, go to [Activate Gmail for Google Workspace registrar-specific steps.
Google Workspace (Legacy Version, before 2023)
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If you started using Google Workspace before 2023, you already added the 5 MX records shown in the following table. You can review the values and notes to check your current records.
If you’re setting up new or trying to fix your current MX records, instead go to the instructions for the Current version (previous section on this page).
| Name/Host/Alias* | Priority | Value/Answer/Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Blank or @ | 1 | ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| Blank or @ | 5 | ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| Blank or @ | 5 | ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| Blank or @ | 10 | ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| Blank or @ | 10 | ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
* Domain hosts use different labels for the name and value fields. Some hosts also require a period at the end of the server name.
Important: Regardless of your domain host’s system for indicating priority, ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM must be the top priority record.
- If your domain host assigns priorities using numbers, choose the lowest number (highest priority) for ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM, as shown in the table above.
- If your host uses some other method for assigning priority, follow that method to designate ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM as the primary server.
- If your host allows only one MX record or doesn’t allow ranking, use the instructions for the Current version earlier on this page.
Tip: For step-by-step instructions, go to Activate Gmail for Google Workspace (registrar-specific steps).