Google App Engine + Custom domain

Question

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.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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