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# Configure mail routing for external email services

> Route domain mail to Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or other providers using External Routing in the Grid Hosting panel.

If you use **Microsoft 365**, **Google Workspace**, or another external provider for a domain’s mail, set that domain’s mail routing to **External Routing**. Otherwise the server may handle mail locally and messages will not reach your provider.

## Configure external mail routing

<Steps>
  <Step title="Log in">
    Log in to your hosting panel at [hosting-panel.net](https://hosting-panel.net).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Domains">
    Go to **Domains**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the domain menu">
    Click the dropdown for the domain you want to configure.

    ![Domain menu with Mail Routing](https://perfgrid-guides.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/m99kKRZ2KY7EYm72O2RsBlrFl.png)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Mail Routing">
    Select **Mail Routing**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose External Routing">
    On the **Mail Routing** page, set **Mail Routing** to **External Routing**.

    ![Mail Routing set to External Routing](https://perfgrid-guides.s3.eu-west-par.io.cloud.ovh.net/rVJXu8z0S33xw9gPbqmWqjjQx.png)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save Changes**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Why use external routing?

You typically need this so that:

* Plugins and tools (such as SMTP plugins) send mail through your external provider.
* Mail for your domain is delivered to your provider instead of local mailboxes on the server.

This reduces delivery issues and keeps your external email setup working as intended.