I am trying to help someone who has purchased a domain name from Google and I want to host the associated web site on GoDaddy.
Suppose the domain x.com is purchased from Google.
1. How to I modify the Google settings to point to GoDaddy?
2 What do I place on GoDaddy to host the website? I currently have a version of the site on GoDaddy as a sub-domain off of one of my existing domains - like y.test.com where test is a domain registered with GD.
Can the x.com be somehow open the y.test.com site or do I need to create a new domain under GD called x.com?
I have read that you can do such a thing but I need a hint!
Thanks,
Pat
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I have now discovered that .app domains (at least under Google) are required to use ssl AND self-signed certificates are NOT acceptable! Thank you for helping me investigate this!
Pat Gerstle
Hi Pat - so there are a few different pieces you asked here
1) Managed DNS (Modify the domain to point to GoDaddy)
You have 2 options here
A) Manage the DNS at GoDaddy which would mean going to https://dcc.godaddy.com and adding the domain as DNS Hosting only option and then in Google Adjusting the name servers to point to GoDaddy https://support.google.com/domains/answer/3290309?hl=en
B) Keep the DNS at Google and just adjust the A record for the domain https://support.google.com/domains/answer/9211383?hl=en&ref_topic=9018335
2) GoDaddy Settings for the domain -
So I am assuming you have this on a cPanel account - you would need to add the additional domain to the cPanel account and point it to the correct folder - if it is a WordPress site you would also need to adjust the site settings for the live domain.
Personally I do not recommend hosting multiple websites on a single cPanel account - specifically because if one site gets compromised your entire account can be compromised. (Just my 2 cents)
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Thank you for the reply - I think I am almost there! Access to site now
works on my mobile devices (iPhone and iPad) but I get the following error
on my PC:
This site has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS),
which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an
exception to visit this site.
I don't how this got set or whether it is controlled by Google or GoDaddy
but since I don't need it, I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
Pat Gerstle
What is your domain??
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I’m getting back a cert error like your SSL certificate needs to be updated
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I have now discovered that .app domains (at least under Google) are required to use ssl AND self-signed certificates are NOT acceptable! Thank you for helping me investigate this!
Pat Gerstle