Answers.Body: <p><strong>Choosing a webhost:</strong> </p>
  
  <p>Sounds like you are new to CiviCRM and you are starting a new site.  To your second - easier question - you can use any host for CiviCRM - if you have the budget - I would <a href="https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">go with an expert</a> that can implement everything to meet your needs on a VPS.  Otherwise if you are on a tight budget - these are two shared web hosts that I recommend (In No Particular Order):</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><a href="https://civihosting.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CiviHosting</a> - <a href="https://civicrm.org/providers/CiviHosting" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Supporting Partner of CiviCRM</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Namecheap Stellar Business</a> -  Not a partner of CiviCRM</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I have used the above for different deployments and have been very happy. <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/requirements/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alternatively - these are the requirements for CiviCRM</a>, choose whatever hosting company you are comfortable or have experience with and make sure they meet the requirements for CiviCRM, any extensions you may use, and your CMS. In addition - I would recommend that you choose a web host that supports PHP imagemagick library. </p>
  
  <p><strong>CiviCRM - GSuite Integration</strong> </p>
  
  <p>There has been a bit of work on this and I recommend you check these extensions out:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><a href="https://civicrm.org/blog/deepaksrivastava/civigmail-integration-with-gmail" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CiviGmail Integration with Gmail</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/google-groups-civicrm-integration" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Groups CiviCRM Integration</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/google-apps-sync" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Apps Sync</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://mashe.hawksey.info/2016/10/using-civicrm-with-google-scriptgoogle-drive-with-the-new-civiservice-google-script-library/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CiviCRM - Google Script/Drive Integration</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://civicrm.org/blog/skornien/integrating-email-client-into-civicrm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Integrating Email Client into CiviCRM</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/civimail/inbound/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Inbound Email</a></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Lastly - with all external integration - outlook, gmail, etc. - you should focus on getting your staff to use CiviCRM first. For example, don't place an item on your google calendar first - add it to Civi first - then you can have events assigned to you sync or be sent to your calendar. I am not sure what Google Drive integration would even look like - can't help you there.</p>
  
  <p>Ill also say this - take baby steps - and you will learn how best to implement this for your organization. Maybe tight integration with G Suite isn't the best use of your time - maybe creating an interface in which Civi and G Suite are easily accessible from each other is an easier option. In the end - practice makes perfect.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: There is also the inbuilt "inbound email" which has sufficed for a number of our clients needs: https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/civimail/inbound/ (if you mentioned this and i skipped over it my apologies)
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Answers.Text: Nope but added @petednz-fuzion thanks!
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Body: <p>I wonder what is the best configuration for CiviCRM if it is supposed to serve an organisation which uses G Suite?
  Can I use any hosting company that handles Drupal? </p>
  
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Comments.Text: Can you be more specific?  What type of integration are you trying to achieve?
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Comments.Text: well, integration with Gmail, Contacts, Tasks, Agenda, Drive - to start with :)
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ThreadText: # Integration with G Suite
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-17)
  
  I wonder what is the best configuration for CiviCRM if it is supposed to serve an organisation which uses G Suite?
  Can I use any hosting company that handles Drupal?
  
  **Tags:** civimail
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Can you be more specific?  What type of integration are you trying to achieve?  
  > **username_0**: well, integration with Gmail, Contacts, Tasks, Agenda, Drive - to start with :)  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-19. Score: 4
  
  **Choosing a webhost:**
  
  Sounds like you are new to CiviCRM and you are starting a new site. To your second - easier question - you can use any host for CiviCRM - if you have the budget - I would [go with an expert](https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors) that can implement everything to meet your needs on a VPS. Otherwise if you are on a tight budget - these are two shared web hosts that I recommend (In No Particular Order):
  
  1. [CiviHosting](https://civihosting.com/) - [Supporting Partner of CiviCRM](https://civicrm.org/providers/CiviHosting)
  2. [Namecheap Stellar Business](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/) - Not a partner of CiviCRM
  
  I have used the above for different deployments and have been very happy. [Alternatively - these are the requirements for CiviCRM](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/requirements/), choose whatever hosting company you are comfortable or have experience with and make sure they meet the requirements for CiviCRM, any extensions you may use, and your CMS. In addition - I would recommend that you choose a web host that supports PHP imagemagick library.
  
  **CiviCRM - GSuite Integration**
  
  There has been a bit of work on this and I recommend you check these extensions out:
  
  1. [CiviGmail Integration with Gmail](https://civicrm.org/blog/deepaksrivastava/civigmail-integration-with-gmail)
  2. [Google Groups CiviCRM Integration](https://civicrm.org/extensions/google-groups-civicrm-integration)
  3. [Google Apps Sync](https://civicrm.org/extensions/google-apps-sync)
  4. [CiviCRM - Google Script/Drive Integration](https://mashe.hawksey.info/2016/10/using-civicrm-with-google-scriptgoogle-drive-with-the-new-civiservice-google-script-library/)
  5. [Integrating Email Client into CiviCRM](https://civicrm.org/blog/skornien/integrating-email-client-into-civicrm)
  6. [Inbound Email](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/civimail/inbound/)
  
  Lastly - with all external integration - outlook, gmail, etc. - you should focus on getting your staff to use CiviCRM first. For example, don't place an item on your google calendar first - add it to Civi first - then you can have events assigned to you sync or be sent to your calendar. I am not sure what Google Drive integration would even look like - can't help you there.
  
  Ill also say this - take baby steps - and you will learn how best to implement this for your organization. Maybe tight integration with G Suite isn't the best use of your time - maybe creating an interface in which Civi and G Suite are easily accessible from each other is an easier option. In the end - practice makes perfect.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: There is also the inbuilt "inbound email" which has sufficed for a number of our clients needs: https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/civimail/inbound/ (if you mentioned this and i skipped over it my apologies)  
  > **username_1**: Nope but added @username_2 thanks!  
  
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