SSL Error using custom domain with Google App Engine

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I followed the steps detailed here to use a custom domain with google app engine.

  • I'm the admin of the Google Apps account
  • I'm the owner of the Google App Engine account
  • I've added the domain to my Google Apps account through my App Engine account
  • I see my App Engine app in my Google Apps account
  • I set the CNAME "test" to point to ghs.googlehosted.com
  • I added the web address under my Google Apps account and it says "Your users can access my-app-id at: test.mydomain.com

Now when I go to http://test.mydomain.com, it redirects to https://test.mydomain.com and I get an SSL connection error (Unable to make a secure connection to the server.)

I called Google Apps customer support because I have a paid business account, but the customer service guy said that this falls under App Engine support and he was not trained in this issue.

Help!

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2 Answers

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If you've done everything correctly, you should be able to access your site at http://test.mydomain.com. It sounds from the error you're getting that you're attempting to access it at https://test.mydomain.com (https as opposed to http).

If you want to access your app over SSL at your custom domain, you have more setup to do, as documented here: SSL for a Custom Domain. The steps necessary are many and subject to change; that link is the official source of current information on the matter.

Update: From your updated information, it sounds like you may have secure: always set in your app.yaml, or the Java-configuration equivalent of this setting. It would be helpful if you posted your configuration file.

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Also note that it takes several minutes for Google to add a certificate on a domain you recently imported (it may require time for DNS configuration to spread). I personally didn't need to add any secure: configuration, it just worked after some time.