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I purchased anarchitecture.io from Google Domains, and pointed it to a Google Cloud Compute instance Apache server by adding an A record with the IP address of the server.

I also set that domain to "Use custom name servers" and set them to the following addresses.

ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com

I created the email address anarchitect@anarchitecture.io with Google Workspaces. It is not receiving mail. I assume that I have to set up an MX record to point to the correct mail servers for this service. How do I set up an MX record without breaking my website? What addresses should I point to with the MX record?

Justin Brunkow
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  • Would [this](https://support.google.com/a/answer/6248174?hl=en) help? – jabbson May 02 '21 at 03:26
  • @jabbson , thanks for the suggestion, but it won't let me set a "synthetic record" because I have already set a "custom name server." I think I have to set it in Google Cloud DNS not Google Domains since the DNS is redirected to that. – Justin Brunkow May 02 '21 at 03:41
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    Here is [another doc](https://support.google.com/a/answer/9222085?hl=en#zippy=%2Cstep-add-the-new-mx-records) I found, this one talks about setting dns mx record in Cloud DNS – jabbson May 02 '21 at 04:22
  • @jabbson , that's what I needed! I guess I didn't understand that you have to add the priority number in the entry as well. – Justin Brunkow May 02 '21 at 18:57

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  • In order for your Google Wotrkspace account to recivied emails please follow the steps described in Google Workspace MX setup
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I had to enter the following addresses to the MX record in Cloud DNS, including the priority number.

1 ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
5 ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
5 ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
10 ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
10 ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM
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