If you can’t find instructions for your domain host, use these general steps.
Note: If people already have email with your domain (such as user@yourdomain.com), create their user accounts in the Google Admin console before you set up your MX records. That way, they’ll continue to receive email.
- Sign in to your domain’s account at your domain host.
Need help? Contact your domain host’s Support team. Domain hosts are experts with MX records, and setup is a common task.
- 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.
Values for G Suite MX records
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 |