Domain – Unable to assign a domain to Google sites

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I registered a domain by Bluehost. However, I could not set up the domain correctly for Google sites at Bluehost:

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Google's instructions

  1. Sign in to your domain hosting service and locate the DNS management
    page. The location varies by service,
    but can typically be found under
    Domain Management or Advanced Settings
    .

    1. Use the following unique string to create a new CNAME record for the
      domain.com domain:

      googlea0406ece—

    2. Point the CNAME record to:

      google.com

    3. Once you have made the changes, you can verify that the record exists
      by doing a CNAME lookup for
      http://googlea0406ece—.domain.com .
      You can find several web sites to do
      automated CNAME lookups by searching
      for CNAME lookup at
      http://www.google.com

How can you assign a domain to Google Sites which is registered by Bluehost?

Best Answer

I used to use Bluehost and went through this exact scenario with them. They do allow some DNS control by the user, but to do what is required for Google Apps you'll need to call them and request for the changes to be made. They've done it a million times, so all you need to do is tell them that you're setting up a Google Apps domain and they'll likely know exactly what you want to have done.

I think it only took a few hours after the phone call before the changes were made and then another few hours for those changes to propagate.

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