How to connect an OVHcloud domain name to a Google Site
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10.02.2026 
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Objective
You are the holder of a domain name with OVHcloud and you want to connect it to a Google Site. In this guide, you will find the steps for preparing and configuring your OVHcloud DNS zone, so that you can configure your Google Site.
Find out how to connect your OVHcloud domain name to a Google Site.
- The Google Site support team does not have access to your OVHcloud domain name settings, and cannot advise you on the information you will need to provide them.
- OVHcloud provides services that you are responsible for configuring, managing and managing. It is therefore up to you to ensure that it works properly.
We have provided you with this guide in order to help you with common tasks as much as possible. Nevertheless, we recommend contacting a specialist provider and/or the service’s publisher if you encounter any difficulties. We will not be able to assist you. You can find more information in the Go further section of this guide.
Requirements
- A domain name registered with OVHcloud.
- You must have the appropriate permissions to manage the domain name from your OVHcloud Control Panel.
- You have a Google Site and be its owner.
OVHcloud Control Panel Access
- Direct link: Domain names
- Navigation path:
Web Cloud>Domain names> Select your domain name
Instructions
Before following the steps in this guide, we recommend that you get familiar with configuring a DNS zone by using our guide on Editing an OVHcloud DNS zone.
Your DNS zone is potentially already preconfigured or linked to a web hosting plan. We will look at how to identify each DNS record required to log in to your Google Site. Some records will need to be deleted to avoid conflicts with DNS records required in this configuration. Others will just have to be modified or created. For a better understanding, we will use the domain name mydomain.ovh as an example. Replace it with your domain name during configuration.
Step 1 - Configure your Google Site
Only the owner of a Google Site can connect it to a domain name. If necessary, find out how to change the owner of the Google site.
When using a Google Site with an OVHcloud domain name, first prepare your hosting plan by following the instructions in the Configure a custom domain section from this page in Google support.
Step 2 - Configure your DNS records on your OVHcloud account
Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel, then go to the Web Cloud section. Click Domain names in the left-hand column, then choose the domain name concerned. Go to the DNS Zone tab.
The table that opens lists all of the DNS records for the selected domain name.
Each DNS record can be modified by clicking the ... button to the right of the table row concerned, then clicking Modify record.
Follow the steps in order by going through the following tabs:
Record A
To identify existing A records, click the filter menu at the top of the DNS records table and select A.
- Click the
...button to the right of the table row that corresponds to your domain name alone, without a subdomain (e.g.mydomain.ovh.), then clickModify record. - If a record for the “www” subdomain is present (e.g.:
www.mydomain.ovh.), delete it so that it does not conflict with the CNAME record you enter in step 4. Click the...button to the right of the table row for your www subdomain, then clickDelete record. - If you do not have an existing A record, click the
Add recordbutton in the top right-hand corner of your screen and select theA
Create 4 A records in succession to enter the 4 IPv4 addresses related to Google Site. Leave the Sub-domain field empty and enter the first IPv4 address of Google Site216.239.32.21in the Target field. ClickNextand confirm your A record. Repeat for the other three IPv4 addresses216.239.34.21,216.239.36.21, and216.239.38.21, then go to step 2. Since the values of these IP addresses may change, check the official documentation the value of A records.
AAAA record
To identify the existing "AAAA" records, click on the filter menu at the top of the DNS records table and select AAAA.
- Click the
...button to the right of the table row for your single domain name, without a subdomain (e.g.mydomain.ovh.), then clickDelete record. - If a record for the “www” subdomain is present (e.g.:
www.mydomain.ovh.), delete it as well so that it does not conflict with the CNAME record you enter in step 4. Click the...button to the right of the table row corresponding to your subdomain in “www” , then clickDelete record. - If you do not have an existing AAAA record, proceed to step 3.
TXT record
To identify existing “TXT” records, click the filter menu at the top of the DNS records table and select TXT.
- If there are "TXT" records for the domain name alone (e.g.
mydomain.ovh.) and for its subdomain in www (e.g.www.mydomain.ovh.), delete them so that they do not conflict with the CNAME record you enter in step 4. Click the...button to the right of the table row corresponding to your subdomain in “www” , then clickDelete record. - You must create a record of type “TXT”. Click on the
Add recordbutton in the top right-hand corner of your screen and select theTXT“Pointing field”. Enter the Sub-domain and Target fields with the information provided on the page “TXT record values” in the official documentation. Typically, the Sub-domain field is empty, and the Target field is of typegoogle-site-verification=XXXXXXXXXXXX.
ClickNextto validate your TXT record and proceed to step 4.
CNAME record
To identify existing CNAME records, click on the filter menu at the top of the DNS records table and select CNAME.
- Click the
...button to the right of the table row corresponding to your subdomain in “www” (e.g.:www.mydomain.ovh.), then clickModify entry. - If you do not have an existing ‘CNAME’ record, click the
Add recordbutton in the top right-hand corner of your screen, and select theCNAME‘Time and attendance record’.
Enter Sub-domain with the value www and enter ghs.googlehosted.com. in the Target field. As these values may change, please check them on the CNAME record values” page of the official documentation
Click Next to validate your CNAME record.
The DNS zone is now configured to link to your Google Site.
It may take up to 48 hours to verify your domain name.
If you are using an OVHcloud email solution, or if you plan to subscribe to one of our email solutions, prepare your DNS zone accordingly. Read our guide on configuring an MX record.
Go further
Modify an OVHcloud domain name’s DNS servers
Create an OVHcloud DNS zone for a domain name
To delegate the management of your domain name to another OVHcloud customer account, follow the guide on Managing contacts for OVHcloud services.
For specialized services (SEO, development, etc.), contact the OVHcloud partners.
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