Gmail – How to set up the site to use Google Apps for Domains via cPanel

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Not an issue I have now, luckily, as I've switched hosts, but this annoyed me for a while.

I had a site hosted with a host who did not give me a DNS control panel, just cPanel. Is there a way using cPanel to set up Google Apps for Domains for email?

Best Answer

You can use ZoneEdit. You get 5 free Zones.

When you sign up and add a domain you will be given 2 nameservers.

Replicate your host's existing DNS entries in ZoneEdit.

Add/Update the MX records etc to Google Apps.

Point your domain at the ZoneEdit nameservers.

Wait up to 72 hours for the changes to propagate around DNS.

My host (FastHosts in the UK) does not support advanced DNS settings so I currently have 7 domains in ZoneEdit to allow me to use Google Apps.