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How to add a custom domain for your Google site

 First of all, you will need a domain, you can buy it from a domain provider like GoDaddy, it's really simple, you just buy it like any online product, they will send you an account to log in to your domain manager.

After you have a domain, go to your site editor, click on the setting icon (the wheel icon), and select Custom domain.


Click Start setup then click Use a domain from a third party, Click Next.


Fill in your domain, if it has not been verified before, you will see an error telling you to verify your domain, click verify your ownership.


Now it will take you to the domain verification site, select your domain provider, you will have 2 ways to verify your domain, by adding a TXT record or a CNAME record.

First way: Add a TXT record:

Login to your domain manager. Copy the TXT from the verification site and create a TXT record in your domain manager. Your domain manager might look different from mine but it should be similar. Make sure you choose the record type TXT and past the value from the verification site, be sure there are no spaces before or after the TXT value. Then click Add.


Second way: Add a CNAME record.

In the verification site click Add a CNAME record:


Create a CNAME record in your domain manager with values provided by the verification site, make sure you choose the record type CNAME and there are no spaces before or after values you copied. Then click Add.



You only need to add a TXT or a CNAME record, you don't have to add both records. It depends on your domain provider, you have to wait, sometimes it takes 30 minutes, sometimes it can take 2 hours.

You can bookmark the verification site to go back and check if your domain can be verified or you can do the same steps as above and click verify your ownership again to go to the verification site. You don't have to TXT or CNAME record again for the same domain.

Select your domain provider and click verify if you used TXT or click Add a CNAME record if you used CNAME and then click verify. If it does not work try to check it a few hours later. If it still does not work then you can remove the TXT or CNAME record you added and start all over again.

When your domain is verified. Go to your domain manager add another CNAME record with host and value: www and ghs.googlehosted.com




After finish all steps when you go back to Custom domain you will see your domain appear. At this point, you can Publish your site and go to your custom domain to see your site, if it does not work, you can wait for a few minutes.


That's it. Hope this helps.

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