How to connect an OVHcloud domain name to a Google Site

Configuring the A records

1 - Identification: Filter the DNS records by selecting type A in the filter menu at the top right of the table.

Identify any existing "A" records for your domain name alone (e.g. mydomain.ovh.) and for the "www" subdomain (e.g. www.mydomain.ovh.).

2 - Deletion: Delete all existing "A" records for the "www" subdomain. If more than 4 "A" records exist for the domain name alone, delete the excess records to keep only 4. For each record to delete, click the ... button to the right of the corresponding row, then click Delete record.

3 - Modification: Modify each remaining "A" record for the domain name alone by clicking the ... button, then clicking Modify record. Replace the target with one of the 4 Google Site IPv4 addresses (a different address per record):

• 216.239.32.21
• 216.239.34.21
• 216.239.36.21
• 216.239.38.21

Click Next and confirm.

4 - Addition: If fewer than 4 "A" records existed, create the missing records. Click Add an entry at the top right, select the A pointer record, leave the Subdomain field blank and enter in the Target field each IPv4 address not yet assigned. Click Next and confirm.

As the values of these IP addresses may change, check the official documentation for the value of A records.

Then proceed to step 3.

Deleting AAAA records

1 - Identification: Filter the DNS records by selecting type AAAA in the filter menu at the top right of the table.

Identify any existing "AAAA" records for your domain name alone (e.g. mydomain.ovh.) and for the "www" subdomain (e.g. www.mydomain.ovh.).

2 - Deletion: Delete all "AAAA" records identified (domain name alone and "www" subdomain) to avoid conflicts with the new DNS records. For each record, click the ... button to the right of the corresponding row, then click Delete record.

If no "AAAA" records exist, proceed to step 4.

Configuring the TXT record

1 - Identification: Filter the DNS records by selecting type TXT in the filter menu at the top right of the table.

Identify any existing "TXT" records for your domain name alone (e.g. mydomain.ovh.) and for the "www" subdomain (e.g. www.mydomain.ovh.).

2 - Deletion: Delete all "TXT" records identified (domain name alone and "www" subdomain) to avoid conflicts with the new DNS records. For each record, click the ... button to the right of the corresponding row, then click Delete record.

3 - Addition: Create a TXT verification record. Click Add an entry at the top right, select the TXT pointer record. Fill in the Subdomain and Target fields with the information from the "TXT record values" page of the official documentation. Typically, the Subdomain field is blank and the Target field is of type google-site-verification=XXXXXXXXXXXX. Click Next and confirm.

Then proceed to step 5.

Configuring the CNAME record

1 - Identification: Filter the DNS records by selecting type CNAME in the filter menu at the top right of the table.

Identify any existing "CNAME" records for the "www" subdomain (e.g. www.mydomain.ovh.).

2 - Deletion: If multiple "CNAME" records exist for the "www" subdomain, delete all but one. For each record to delete, click the ... button to the right of the corresponding row, then click Delete record.

3 - Modification: If a "CNAME" record exists for the "www" subdomain, click the ... button, then click Modify record. Replace only the Target with ghs.googlehosted.com.. Click Next and confirm.

If no "CNAME" record exists for the "www" subdomain, click Add an entry at the top right, select the CNAME pointer record, enter www in the Subdomain field and ghs.googlehosted.com. in the Target field. Click Next and confirm.

As these values may change, check them on the "CNAME record values" page of the official documentation.