: Custom email on Google Domains using third-party DNS I bought a domain on Google Domains. I then created a website using Heroku. I set up custom name servers on Google to point to Heroku.

@Smith883

You can still use custom nameservers and Google Domains email address handling by adding the necessary MX records at your nameservers.


In Google Domains, you should see the yellow message as described in your question. Set up email forwarding at the bottom of the email section of Google Domains as you would normally, ignoring this warning.
Go to Configure DNS in Google Domains and under Synthetic records, choose the disclosure triangle beside Email forward. A list of MX records are shown.


Add these records to whatever you're using with your custom nameservers. For example, with Cloudflare:

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@Megan663

You should instead let Google manage the nameservers (so undo your change there) and through their web interface add records in them to point to your website as you wish. You will typically need an A record for example.com using the IP address given to you by your webhosting company. Or visit devcenter.heroku.com/articles/custom-domains for more details.

Hopefully by restoring your nameservers you will recover your email working. But I do not know what you mean by "custom email for my website"

By the way, since you are paying Google Domains at least and maybe Heroku, did you ask them to help you?

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