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How to configure Email Routing and MX records for Google Mail

Last updated on Jun 12, 2025

If you're planning to use your domain with Google Mail, you'll need to make a few configuration changes. This guide will walk you through the process.

Setting Your Mail Routing to Remote Mail Exchanger

  1. Access cPanel: Log into your cPanel account.
  2. Navigate to Email Routing: Click 'Email Routing' in the EMAIL section of cPanel.
  3. Select Your Domain: Choose the domain you'd like to use with Google Mail/GSuite from the dropdown list.
  4. Select Remote Mail Exchanger: Click the 'Remote Mail Exchanger' radio button.
  5. Save Changes: Click the 'Change' button to finish.

Setting Up Google MX Records

The next steps involve making changes to DNS records. We have a separate guide on using the cPanel DNS Zone Editor to make these changes.

  1. Remove Existing MX Records: Remove any existing non-Google MX records.
  2. Add Google MX Records: You can find the required Google's MX records here (external link opens in a new window).
  3. Setup SPF, DKIM, and DMARC: These steps improve mail deliverability. Remove any existing non-Google SPF, DKIM, or DMARC DNS TXT records before adding the Google entries. The following Google guides detail the required SPF, DKIM, and DMARC entries:

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