GoDaddy: Activate Gmail for Google Workspace

Tell the internet where to deliver your visitor'south email messages

Why exercise I need to do this?

When someone sends a message to sales@your-company.com, the sender's computer looks upward the MX records for @your-company.com to figure out where to deliver that e-mail message.

Before your company can employ Gmail with your Google Workspace account, you need to alter your domain'southward MX records so they direct your incoming messages to Google'south mail servers.

  • You'll go your new MX records from the Google Workspace setup tool.
  • You'll sign in to your domain registrar, deleteany existing MX records for your domain that route messages to your current e-mail provider, and add the Google MX records.
  • One time your domain registrar publishes the Google MX records, we'll activate Gmail for your domain.

Google can't change your MX records for you lot. Merely the domain'southward owner tin can tin do this.

Earlier yous begin

This won't be easy, simply nosotros're hither to assist.

DNS records have been effectually since the start of the internet. This tin can exist a challenging task, and the steps are different for each domain. Nosotros've tried to make this chore as piece of cake as possible, but you may get frustrated.

Please read carefully, and we'll help you get through this!

Become ready to activate Gmail

  • Every existing electronic mail address in your visitor has to be associated with a Google Workspace account. Use the setup tool to add any remaining email accounts.
  • Make certain now is a good time to make this modify. Information technology can take up to 48 hours for the rest of the cyberspace to learn about your new MX records. Your old email provider might receive some messages during this time.

You'll demand to sign in to GoDaddy

Earlier y'all get started, make sure y'all have the account ID and password you need to sign in to GoDaddy. If you have trouble signing in to this account, notice out how to change your GoDaddy password.

Open the Google Workspace setup tool

You must employ the Google Workspace setup tool to complete this chore. If you don't already take it open in another tab, click beneath to open information technology.

Open up the setup tool

Of import:We strongly suggest you follow the instructions in the setup tool and only render to this folio if you need additional information.

I'chiliad stuck and need help

I become an mistake when I click the blue push

The setup tool is for Google Workspace and Deject Identity administrators only. It doesn't work with any other Google product.

Make sure you lot're signing in with an admin account.

It says Gmail is activated for my domain

My email address ends in @gmail.com

Oh no! You've ended up in the wrong place. Click hither for help with @gmail.com issues.

How to activate Gmail for Google Workspace

1

Find your DNS records

2

Set upwardly the MX records for Google Workspace

(a)
Check your list of DNS records. If yous see existing MX records, delete them.
  1. Click the Delete button next to an existing MX record.

    An existing MX record is highlighted

  2. Repeat these steps until you've deleted all existing MX records.
(b)
ClickAdd at the top of the DNS Records tabular array

The Add button is highlighted on the DNS records page.

(c)
Make full out the form.

All fields of the MX record are completed.

  • SelectMX for theType.
  • Enter @ for theName.
  • Enter thePriority for the MX tape you're adding (as listed in Workspace setup tool).
  • Paste ane of the Google MX records into theValue field.
  • Get out theTTLfield set to Default.

ClickAdd tape to create your new MX tape.

Where do I copy the Google MX records?

You should have the Google Workspace setup tool open in another tab. Yous can reopen the tool if you closed it.
(d)
Repeat Stride B and Pace C until you've added all 5 Google MX records.

The setup tool wants me to add a sixth MX record

If you oasis't protected your domain yet, the setup tool asks you to verify your domain while you lot're setting up your MX records. You need to enter a sixth MX record that includes a verification code that Google can utilise to ostend that you are the possessor of your domain:

  1. Scroll to the Get your verification code section in the setup tool and click Copy
    The MX records table is shown and a red circle highlights the Copy button next to the MX verification record.
  2. Paste the verification code merely like y'all did with the other Google MX records.
  3. Enter fifteen for thePriority of this MX record.

Tell Google Workspace to activate Gmail

(a)
Return to the browser tab where yous have the Google Workspace setup tool open up. (You can reopen the tool if you closed it.)
(b)
Gyre to the bottom of the folio and click Activate Gmail.

Important! Some registrars may require boosted fourth dimension to publish your MX records. If the Google Workspace setup tool tin can't find your new records, wait an hour before yous endeavour again.

If you need additional help with your DNS settings, delight contact your registrar. They are experts in managing your domain and are eager to help you lot.

You might have to wait and try again

Some registrars take longer than others to permit the world know that you lot accept a new email provider:

  • If Google Workspace can't discover your new MX records, come up back in a couple of hours and click the Activatebutton over again.
  • After you activate Gmail, updates can take up to 48 hours. Until the rest of the internet notices your new MX records, you'll still get e-mail messages in your onetime email client.

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