Google App Engine + Custom domain

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I was trying to map a custom domain name to site I have created in Google App Engine. However, the custom domain is not getting applied to the site. Below are the steps that I have performed after checking Google Help Sites and stackoverflow answers.

1. Created / Uploaded Google App Engine Site

http://myGoogleSite.appspot.com/

2. Purchased a domain name

mydomain.com

3. Created a CNAME Record with my domain name provider

Name: www

Value: ghs.google.com

4. Created a Google apps account

https://www.google.com/a/mydomain.com

5. Verified domain name in Google apps account

6. Enabled services for Google App Engine.

Added site http://myGoogleSite.appspot.com/ (Created in Step 1)

7. Google Admin Panel

Settings > Select Google App Engine site

Added New Web Address

http://www.mydomain.com

RESOLVED

The issue has been resolved without any other changes after a day. I think the CNAME entry which I had added in domain name server did get applied a day later. Though I had checked it through dnsstuff.com on the same day and they were reflected correctly.

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The steps you outline look correct. Maybe there is an issue with your DNS settings. Are you able to trace your custom web address back to google? - Gwyn Howell
When you go to www.mydomain.com in a browser, what do you see? Also when you run this command dig www.mydomain.com in a terminal, what result do you get? FYI: This would be aproximately 95% easier to help with if you told us what mydomain.com is. - Ashley Schroder
The issue has been resolved without any other changes after a day. I think the CNAME entry which I had added in domain name server did get applied a day later. Though I had checked it through dnsstuff.com on the same day and they were reflected correctly. - Salil.W
This is out of date. - Sean

2 Answers

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If the CNAME www does not work when directed to ghs.google.com, try ghs.googlehosted.com instead. It's what at least some of their docs say.

For a company that can pretty accurately sift through millions of pages for related data, their documentation on their own products sucks hard.

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The issue has been resolved without any other changes after a day. I think the CNAME entry which I had added in domain name server did get applied a day later. Though I had checked it through dnsstuff.com on the same day and they were reflected correctly