How to Change Domain MX Records to Use Google Apps Mail | Emails Setup Guide
How to Change Your Domain's MX Records to Use Google Apps Mail
Follow this guide to learn how to update your domain's MX records to use Google Apps Mail, allowing Gmail to manage emails on your custom domain.
Default MX Records
Each domain name hosted with us is configured with two MX records pointing to our mail servers by default:
- mx1.supremebox.com
- mx2.supremebox.com
Changing MX Records to Use an External Mail Server
If you wish to use a third-party mail server such as Google Apps Mail, you will need to replace the default MX records with those provided by the external mail service. Here’s how:
- Log into your Control Panel and navigate to My Domains > DNS Records.
- Select your domain and replace mx1.supremebox.com with the new MX record (e.g., ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM) and set the priority.
- Repeat the process for mx2.supremebox.com and any additional MX records as required.
Google Apps Mail MX Record Settings
To configure Google Apps Mail, use the following MX records:
Name/Host/Alias: Blank or @
Time to Live (TTL): 3600
Record Type: MX
Priority: 1
Value: ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
Name/Host/Alias: Blank or @
Time to Live (TTL): 3600
Record Type: MX
Priority: 5
Value: ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
Time to Live (TTL): 3600
Record Type: MX
Priority: 1
Value: ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
Name/Host/Alias: Blank or @
Time to Live (TTL): 3600
Record Type: MX
Priority: 5
Value: ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
Step-by-Step: Updating MX Records
Follow these steps to configure each MX record:
- Replace mx1.supremebox.com with ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM and set the priority to "1". Click Modify.
- Replace mx2.supremebox.com with ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM, set priority to "5", and click Modify.
- Use the Add a new record button for each additional MX record.
Creating a Custom Email Subdomain
To access Google Apps Mail with a custom URL like mail.my-best-domain.com:
- Create the subdomain from My Domains > Hosted Domains in your Control Panel.
- Navigate to DNS Records and create a CNAME record with the following settings:
Name/Host: mail
Type: CNAME
Value: ghs.google.com
Type: CNAME
Value: ghs.google.com
Propagation Time
After making these changes, please allow up to 24 hours for the DNS records to propagate across the internet.
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