This guide explains how to link a domain name managed by Infomaniak to a Google Sites offer.

Preamble

• A site created on Google cannot be exported to be hosted on third-party servers, such as those of Infomaniak, for example.
• It is therefore recommended to create the site directly with Infomaniak using Site Creator or WordPress.

Associate Google Sites with the Infomaniak domain name

To configure your domain in Google Sites:

1. Create or prepare your site on Google Sites.
2. In the Google Sites settings, go to the "Use a custom domain" option.
3. Add your custom domain.

Google will then ask you to verify your domain via DNS records (delete all old A and CNAME records associated if necessary, then add the new ones):

A Records

To achieve the result requested by Google, for example 4 different IPs...

• Host: @ points to: 216.239.32.21
• Host: @ points to: 216.239.34.21
• Host: @ points to: 216.239.36.21
• Host: @ points to: 216.239.38.21

... create the "A" type records with these IP values as the target:

1. Click here to access the management of your domain on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the domain concerned.
3. Click on DNS Zone in the left sidebar.
4. Click on the blue button Add an entry:
   
5. Choose the record type A.
6. Click on Next:
   
7. Complete the different fields according to your information.
8. Save the addition made:
   
9. Go back to step 4 if you have multiple records to add.

CNAME Record

To achieve the result requested by Google, create a CNAME record with these values:

• Host: www
• Points to: ghs.googlehosted.com

To do this:

1. Click here to access the management of your domain on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the domain concerned.
3. Click on DNS Zone in the left sidebar.
4. Click on the blue button Add an entry:
   
5. Choose the CNAME record type.
6. Click on Next:
   
7. Complete the different fields according to your information.
8. Save the addition made:
   

Verify your domain (Google-Site-Verification)

After configuring the DNS records, go back to Google Sites to complete the verification. This can take up to 24 hours due to DNS propagation.

Final validation

Once the changes are propagated, your site should work with the custom domain. If you encounter any issues, check the DNS records or contact Google.