Domain aliases

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Domain name aliases are additional domain names associated with your primary domain and function with your current set of user accounts (nicknames are not included). For instance, if you own the domains abc.com, def.com and ghi.com, you can create a primary Google Apps account for abc.com and add def.com and ghi.com as domain aliases to abc.com. This will help you access all emails addressed to user@def.com and user@ghi.com in your user@abc.com Apps account.

You can also send mail from a domain alias.

To add an alias:

1. Log in to your control panel at panel at https://www.google.com/a/your_domain.com. Be sure to replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name.
2. Click Domain settings.
3. Click Domain names.
4. In the Domain alias section, click Add a domain alias.
5. Add the domain name you want as an alias, and click Continue and verify domain ownership.
6. Follow the instructions to verify domain ownership by uploading an HTML file or creating a CNAME record with your domain host. Step-by-step CNAME instructions for your domain host
7. Click Verify and continue to set up email delivery.
8. Follow the instructions to modify your MX records with your domain host. Step-by-step MX instructions for your domain host
9. Click I have completed these steps. It may take up to 48 hours for your MX records to update.

You can check the status of the domain alias next to the domain name in the Domain names section of your control panel. If you've just clicked Verify or I have completed these steps, it should read Updating.

Note:

If you purchase a domain name from one of our registration partners while signing up for Google Apps, you can't add that domain as an alias to another existing Google Apps account. However, if your other domain was not purchased through our registration partners, you may delete the existing account and add that domain as a domain alias to the new account purchased through us.

Google Apps for Administrators-App Engine URLs

How do I change the access URLs for my application?

If the Google App Engine application has already been set up in Google Apps, you will see an entry for the application on the Google Apps dashboard. The login URL for the Google Apps Dashboard is http://www.google.com/a/[example.com]. Be sure to include your actual domain name.

1. Log in to the Google Apps control panel.
2. Click on the service name (this is the same name as the Google App Engine identifier).
3. On the service settings page, you may add or remove additional URLs for your service. An access URL for your service may be of the following forms:
   • http://servicename.mydomain.com
   • http://subdomain.servicename.mydomain.com
   • and so on...

Note: If you purchased your domain through Google, instructions for accessing your registrar are available in the advanced DNS section o fthe control panel. Select Domain Names > Domain Settings > Advanced DNS settings, and follow the instructions on that page.

Once you specify an additional access URL, you may be prompted to complete the set up with your registrar if you did not purchase your domain through Google. If so, follow the provided instructions to configure CNAME records with your registrar.

If your access URL is of the form http://mydomain.com, also known as the naked domain, you will need to take some additional steps with your registrar.

Once you've signed in to your account with your registrar's website, configure the A records for your domain to point to the following IPs:

• 216.239.32.21
• 216.239.34.21
• 216.239.36.21
• 216.239.38.21

Note: You must assign at least one access URL for the service in order for the service to be active. If you want to remove all access URLs for the service, click the 'Disable' button on the service settings page.

updated 7/22/2008