Fixing github page and G-suite email dns issue to use same host name

For a small business, lower the daily cost is a good way to run business. github page provides an easy and free way to create website. and gsuite provides bunch of features for small business like emails, calendars and drives etc. After you applied a domain name from a DNS provider, the followup setting of dns to pointing different services to different venders is a must-do. that is, point web service to github, and email service to google.

To point web service to a certain server, normally people are using CNAME. and to redirect email service to google, it should use MX. but unfortunately, CNAME can not be used with MX record at the same time, it is a limitation of DNS itself. CNAME setting will break MX record.

According to RFC 1034:

If a CNAME RR is present at a node, no other data should be
present; this ensures that the data for a canonical name and its aliases
cannot be different.

Understanding the differences

These are the main differences:

• The A record maps a name to one or more IP addresses when the IP are known and stable.
• The CNAME record maps a name to another name. It should only be used when there are no other records on that name.
• The ALIAS record maps a name to another name, but can coexist with other records on that name.
• The URL record redirects the name to…