Google Workspace MX setup
- Sign in to your domain’s account at your domain host.
- Make sure that you use Remote Mail exchanger in your host email routing.
- Go to the section where you can update your domain’s MX records. It might be called something like “DNS Management,” “Mail Settings,” or “Advanced Settings.”
- Delete any existing MX records. If you can’t delete the existing records, change their priority number to 20 or higher.
- Add new MX records for the Google mail servers.If your domain host limits the number of MX records, just add the first 2 records in this table.
| Name/Host/Alias | Time to Live (TTL*) | Record Type | Priority | Value/Answer/Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ or leave blank | 3600 | MX | 1 | ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| @ or leave blank | 3600 | MX | 5 | ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| @ or leave blank | 3600 | MX | 5 | ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| @ or leave blank | 3600 | MX | 10 | ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
| @ or leave blank | 3600 | MX | 10 | ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM |
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