I recently bought a domain from Namecheap and set up the DNS records to work with Google Workspace for my email. However, I had to switch the DNS server to Hostinger for my website hosting, which reset all my DNS records to their defaults, including those for email. As a result, any emails sent to me started bouncing, although I could still send emails out. I've since deleted Hostinger's MX records and replaced them with the correct ones for Google Workspace. Is there anything else I need to check, like in the Google Admin settings, or should I just wait for the DNS records to propagate after changing them back? Any advice would be appreciated since I'm still learning about web development!
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Looks like you've done most of the hard work by restoring the necessary records for Google Workspace. Just give it some time for the DNS to propagate (usually takes a few minutes to a couple of hours). You can also verify everything with a tool like MXToolbox and use the ‘Check MX records’ option in Google Admin to ensure there's nothing still messed up.
After changing the name servers, it’s usually a case of missing MX or TXT records. Make sure you've got the MX records from Google first, then the SPF and DKIM entries. Keeping track of your DNS records before and after switching helps a lot in debugging any issues.
When you switch hosting, it's crucial to manually transfer your DNS entries, as they don’t automatically carry over. Since you've added back the MX, DKIM, DMARC, and SPF records for Google, you should be set. Just wait for the TTL to expire, and your DNS changes will propagate.
Yeah, I didn't think about that during the switch, but it makes total sense now! Appreciate the help!
You're spot on! Changing the nameservers doesn’t automatically shift the existing DNS records. It sounds like Hostinger just set up their own email service's records instead of yours. Keep your DNS hosting separate from your registrar and other services to avoid this mess in the future.
You totally nailed it; the new records were directing to Hostinger's email, which I’m not using. Now I can't get any emails lmao!
I basically did that, and it worked. Thanks for confirming!