Among several email services, G Suite is one of the most popular email services online. 

This is one of the newest features for Shared Hosting accounts. It allows connecting the site to Google Workspace with a one-click wizard. In fact, many customers use Google Apps for their business. Moreover, they would like to have that set up for their site. In simple terms, it can be tedious. 

We understand that, so we explain to you the configuration of Google MX records on cPanel. So you can do it in a few minutes.

However, you need to use Google's Workspace for email while hosting your domain on a cPanel. For this, you'll have to configure your MX records in cPanel. 

Have a look at a few simple steps showing a procedure of configuring Google MX records using cPanel Interface.

Procedure to configure Google MX records on cPanel:

In this stepwise procedure, we will go over to explain how to configure the MX records to use the G Suite. Formerly, known as Google Apps. Please note, for proper functioning, you must have an active G Suite subscription in order for your mail.

Let�s dive into the procedure:

Step 1: To initiate the configuration, you need to Log in to your cPanel dashboard first.

Step 2: After that, Go to Zone Editor within the Domains section.

Step 3: Further, click on the MX Record link for the specific domain which you want to configure.

Step 4: Now, click on the Add an MX Record button after entering the priority and destination values.

Step 5: Now, repeat the same process for the rest of the entries.

Step 6: Delete previously configured MX record entries. It is optional. It is applicable when you've previously configured other MX records for the domain.

1. Click on the Manage icon.

2. Find out the MX entries that don�t belong to Google and then click on the Delete button.

3. To confirm the deletion, click on the Continue button.

4. With other MX entries, you need to repeat the same steps.

How do we check Google MX records are working?

To check the proper functioning of Google MX, you can use the Google Check MX tool.  This tool helps in verifying whether the Google MX records setup was done properly or not. 

The link for the same is as follows: https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/checkmx/

Additionally, you can also verify your MX record propagation by using tools like DNSLog

Conclusion

Probably, now you know an easy method to configure Google MX records on cPanel servers. In this way, your Google MX records should start propagating really fast. It will be ready within 1 hour (almost all cases) to 24 hours max, in the worst scenario.

After this, you definitely use Google Apps Mail to create and manage all your email accounts directly. If the above-listed steps do not resolve your issue, please feel free to open a support ticket and we�d be happy to take a look.

For more assistance, you reach our support team. You may also check out our other email services and email hosting packages needed for your business.