Names.co.uk: Set up MX records

You’re now ready to set up Gmail as your business email for your domain (and, if you haven’t already, verify your domain).

To do this, you need to sign in to your domain host and direct the email for your domain to the Google Workspace servers. It’s like registering your new address with the post office when you move so that your mail gets delivered to the right place. We’ll walk you through the steps.

Before you begin

• Verify that you own your domain.

  Or, you can verify now with an MX record. We’ll show you how while you're setting up the MX records.

• Create user accounts in Google Workspace for your team.

  If your team members already use email with your domain (their email address ends with your domain), you have to create their user accounts in Google Workspace before you change any MX record settings. Otherwise, they won't be able to send or receive messages with their business address in Gmail.

1. In the names.co.uk site, click Control Panel at the top.

   

2. Click the domain name that you want to set up with Google Workspace.
3. Under the Domain Registrant Details section, click DNS Settings.

   

1. Scroll down to Mail exchange records. Select an existing MX record under the Result column, and click the Delete key on your keyboard to remove it. Repeat the process to remove the Priority value.

   

2. Repeat the previous step to remove all existing MX records and their priorities. Don't worry, you'll add new ones in the step below.

   

To direct your email to your Google Workspace account, you have to add new MX records to your domain. These are the records that you'll need to add:

1. In the Result field, enter ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM Include the period (.) at the end of the MX record.

   

2. In the Priority field, enter 1.

   

3. Leave the Host name field empty.
4. Click the Add MX Records button to add more empty fields, if necessary.

   

5. Repeat Steps 1-4, entering the remaining values (MX Server address) from the table above, and setting the Priority values respectively.

6. Skip this step if you already verified your domain by another method (such as TXT record, HTML file, or meta tag).

   If you need to verify your domain:

   1. In the Admin console, scroll to the Get your verification code section and click the Copy button.
      
      
   2. Paste the value in the Value/Answer/Destination/Target column.
   3. Make sure the record's priority is set to Low or to 15 or greater.

   Note: If your registrar rejects the verification code, try deleting the period at the end of .com.
7. After all of the records have been added, click Save.

   

   The page refreshes and a confirmation message appears at the top.