How to activate Gmail for Google Workspace on NameCheap

If you decide to use Google Workspace to host your emails instead of NameCheap, follow the steps below to link your new Google Workspace account to NameCheap. You need to have an active Google Workspace account set up to continue with the steps below.

1. Find your DNS records

(a) Sign in to your account at Namecheap.

(b) Click the Manage button next to the domain you're setting up today.

(c) Click Advanced DNS

2. Add the Google MX records

(a) Scroll down to Mail Settings and select Gmail from the drop-down list. 

(b) Click the Save changes button.

3. Tell Google Workspace to activate Gmail

(a) Return to the browser tab where you have the Google Workspace setup tool open. (You can reopen the tool if you closed it.)

(b) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Activate Gmail.

Important! Some registrars may require additional time to publish your MX records. If the Google Workspace setup tool can't find your new records, wait an hour before you try again.

If you need additional help with your DNS settings, please contact your registrar. They are experts in managing your domain and are eager to help you. 

You might have to wait and try again

Some registrars take longer than others to let the world know that you have a new email provider:

• If Google Workspace can't find your new MX records, come back in a couple of hours and click the Activate button again.
• After you activate Gmail, updates can take up to 48 hours. Until the rest of the internet notices your new MX records, you'll still get email messages in your old email client.