Bluehost: Activate Gmail for Google Workspace

Tell the net where to deliver your visitor's email messages

Why do I demand to do this?

When someone sends a message to sales@your-visitor.com, the sender'south estimator looks up the MX records for @your-visitor.com to figure out where to deliver that email message.

Before your company can utilise Gmail with your Google Workspace account, yous need to alter your domain'south MX records then they direct your incoming messages to Google'due south mail servers.

  • You lot'll get your new MX records from the Google Workspace setup tool.
  • Yous'll sign in to your domain registrar, deleteany existing MX records for your domain that route messages to your current electronic mail provider, and add together the Google MX records.
  • Once your domain registrar publishes the Google MX records, we'll activate Gmail for your domain.

Google tin can't change your MX records for you. Only the domain's owner can tin practise this.

Before you brainstorm

This won't exist easy, only we're here to aid.

DNS records have been around since the start of the cyberspace. This can be a challenging task, and the steps are dissimilar for each domain. Nosotros've tried to make this chore every bit easy as possible, but you may become frustrated.

Please read carefully, and nosotros'll help y'all get through this!

Get set to activate Gmail

  • Every existing email address in your company has to be associated with a Google Workspace account. Use the setup tool to add together any remaining email accounts.
  • Brand sure now is a good time to make this modify. It can take up to 48 hours for the rest of the net to learn virtually your new MX records. Your sometime email provider might receive some messages during this time.

You lot'll need to sign in to Bluehost

Before you get started, make sure y'all have the account ID and password you need to sign in to Bluehost. If you lot have trouble signing in to this business relationship, detect out how to reset your password.

Open up the Google Workspace setup tool

Y'all must utilize the Google Workspace setup tool to complete this task. If yous don't already accept information technology open up in another tab, click below to open it.

Open up the setup tool

Important:We strongly propose you follow the instructions in the setup tool and only return to this page if you need additional information.

I'chiliad stuck and need assist

I get an error when I click the blue button

The setup tool is for Google Workspace and Cloud Identity administrators only. It doesn't work with whatsoever 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! Yous've concluded up in the wrong identify. Click here for help with @gmail.com problems.

How to activate Gmail for Google Workspace

1

Find your DNS records

2

Set upward the MX records for Google Workspace

(a)
Scroll to MX (Mail exchanger).

If you come across existing MX records. click More"" next to each one, and so clickRemove.An MX record is being removed from Bluehost.

(b)
ClickAdd together record, and and then fill out the form.

The MX records form is ready to save.

  • Paste ane of the Google MX records from the Workspace setup tool into thePoints to field.
  • Enter thePriority for the MX record you but pasted.
  • Enter@ in theHost tape field.

ClickSave to create your new MX record.

Where practice I copy the Google MX records?

You should have the Google Workspace setup tool open in another tab. Yous can reopen the tool if yous airtight it.
(c)
Repeat Step B until you've added all 5 Google MX records.

All fields of the MX record have been completed and the add record button is selected.

Tell Google Workspace to activate Gmail

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

Of import! Some registrars may crave additional time to publish your MX records. If the Google Workspace setup tool can't find your new records, wait an hour before you endeavour once again.

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

You might have to wait and try again

Some registrars accept longer than others to let the world know that you have a new email provider:

  • If Google Workspace can't observe your new MX records, come back in a couple of hours and click the Activatebutton again.
  • After you activate Gmail, updates can have up to 48 hours. Until the residuum of the internet notices your new MX records, you'll still get email messages in your old electronic mail customer.

Call up, Google Workspace has no control over your company's MX records. If you demand help with MX records, contact Bluehost back up.

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