Cloudflare: Set up G Suite MX records

Important: If you purchased your domain from Google when you signed up for G Suite, you don’t need to set up Gmail, you can start using it now. If you’re signed in to the Google Admin console, in the top right, click the App Launcher   Gmail .

Change your MX records to start using G Suite

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

To do this, you need to sign in to your domain host and direct the email for your domain to the G Suite 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 process.

Before you begin

If you're in the Setup Wizard shown below, skip to Setup Wizard instructions below. 

If you're not in the Setup Wizard shown above, follow these steps to open the Setup Wizard:

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. From the Admin console Home page, go to Domains.

   To see Domains, you might have to click More controls at the bottom.

3. Click Add/remove domains.
4. Click Set up Google MX records for your domain.

   

5. Skip to Setup Wizard instructions below to add G Suite MX records.
6. When you're done adding MX records, go back to the wizard and click I have completed these steps. This tells Google it's time to look for your domain's new MX records.

1. If you're still signed in to your Admin console, skip to step 2.

   If you signed out of your Admin console, sign in again by going to admin.google.com and entering your Google Apps email address (this email address ends with @yourcompany.com and is not an @gmail.com address) and your password.

2. At the top of the Admin console, click Set up Gmail.

   

   If you don't see the Setup prompt shown above, you can still set up your MX records directly from your Admin console. To do so, first click Domains, and then click Add/remove domains. Next, click Set up Google MX records for your domain. When you are finished adding all of the G Suite MX records, you'll click I have completed these steps to tell Google it's time to look for your domain's MX records.

   

3. Click Set up email to confirm.

   

4. You should now see the Log in to your domain host's website step in the G Suite Setup Wizard. Continue to step 1 of the Setup Wizard instructions.

   

1. Keep the G Suite Setup Wizard open.
2. Open a new browser window and go to the Cloudflare website.

   

   Whenever you see the Apps icon in these instructions, you'll complete that step in the G Suite Setup Wizard.
3. Log in to Cloudflare.

   If you don’t know your username and password, you can reset your password or contact Cloudflare support.

4. In the G Suite Setup Wizard, check the I signed in to my domain host box and then click below for the next step.

   

1. At the top of the Cloudflare site, click Select Website (or click your domain name, if it is listed).
2. In the G Suite Setup Wizard, check the I have opened the control panel for my domain box and then click below for the next step.

   

1. Click the Delete icon next to all existing MX records.
   
   
2. Click OK to confirm for each record.
3. In the G Suite Setup Wizard, check the I have deleted existing MX records box and then click below for the next step.

   

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

1. In the DNS Records section, select MX from the Type drop-down list.

   

2. Enter @ in the Name field.
3. Click the Click to configure field.
4. In the Server field, enter ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. Include the period at the end of the MX record.
5. In the Priority field, enter the priority value 1.
6. Click Save.

   

7. Click Add Record.
8. Repeat steps 1–7 and enter the remaining MX server address records and priority values from the table above.

9. 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. Find the unique MX verification record provided by the G Suite Setup Wizard.
   2. Copy the entire record (ends in mx-verification.google.com) and paste it in the Value/Answer/Destination/Target column.
   3. Make sure the record's priority is set to Low or to 15 or greater.

   

10. Click Continue to save all of your records.
11. In the G Suite Setup Wizard, check the I have created MX records with these values box and click below for the next step.

    

1. In the first tab or window, return to the G Suite Setup Wizard.
2. Click through any confirming steps in the wizard.
3. Click Verify or I have completed these steps to tell Google to look for your new MX records.

Congratulations! Your business email for your domain is now directed to the G Suite mail servers.

Note:

• The records can take several hours to update, so you might not immediately get new email messages in Gmail. Until then, you'll continue to receive messages at your old email provider.
• If you see the MX records setup validation in progress message in the Admin console for more than a few hours, make sure you entered the MX address records and priorities correctly in the DNS records stored with your host.
• If you still need help changing your MX records, contact G Suite support.