Thursday, 05 February 2026
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Hi,

I am hosting my website at a standard host and my email at Google Workspaces. I think I have two options:
Modify the DNS records at the registrar (Namecheap) to route email traffic to Google Workspaces and web traffic to the web host
Route all traffic to the web host and modify DNS records there to then route email traffic to Google Workspaces


This leads me with two questions:
Are both of those viable options?
Is there a reason to choose one over the other?


Thanks.
12 hours ago
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Both work, but use option 1 (DNS at Namecheap).
Why option 2 sucks: If you ever switch web hosts, your email breaks too. Plus you're giving your web host control over stuff they don't need to touch.
Keep DNS where you bought the domain. Way cleaner.
12 hours ago
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Hi,

I am hosting my website at a standard host and my email at Google Workspaces. I think I have two options:
Modify the DNS records at the registrar (Namecheap) to route email traffic to Google Workspaces and web traffic to the web host
Route all traffic to the web host and modify DNS records there to then route email traffic to Google Workspaces


This leads me with two questions:
Are both of those viable options?
Is there a reason to choose one over the other?


Thanks.


You don't need to touch the majority of your DNS records they can stay where they are.
The only records you need to change is to add the MX records for Google Workspace and delete the current MX records.
Then just add the SPF and Dkim records for Google Workspace and your good to go.
12 hours ago
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I wouldn't route to the registrar, at least not with Namecheap, their DNS is slow.
Use Cloudflare so you get DDos protection + fast DNS change. I have all my domains with DNS routed to CloudFlare.
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