How to setup MX Records for Google Mail (Gmail)

Email > MX Records Setup
To use Google Mail (Gmail) with our nameservers, please do the follow steps:

1. Login to the hosting control panel and Locate the MX records for your domain under DNS Manager.

2. Delete all existing MX Type Records.

3. Create CNAME record:

   Example: mail.clickinstaller.com CNAME to ghs.googlehosted.com

3. Setup below MX Records with different priorities:
 
 

4. Add SPF record
Type: TXT
Name: @ or blank
Value: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
TTL: 3600
 
If you use additional email senders, enter the SPF record you created in Basic setup or in Advanced setup.

5. Save your changes and wait until they take effect.

Detail setup instructions can be also found here:
MX Setup: http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=174125
CName Setup: http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=112038
Article ID: 303, , Modified: November 23, 2022 at 11:27 PM

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