Wildcard subdomain mapping for custom domains

[k...@form-runner.com]

Hi,

I would like to be able to map subdomains as described on

https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/domain#more_about_wildcard_subdomain_mapping

In Step 5 just above the referenced above, it is stated:

To serve your app on all subdomains within a given higher-level subdomain, 

you can use wildcard subdomain mapping: enter an asterisk in place of the 

lowest-level name. For example, entering * will cause your app to be served 

on all subdomains within your registered domain.

However, I don't find a way of doing that on the new interface for Google Apps.  When I 

login as Admin on our Google Apps account, and go to 

https://admin.google.com/AdminHome#Domains: 

--then click Add a domain or a domain alias

--click Add another domain

--enter  *  in the text field

--click Continue and verify domain ownership

I get the error message:

These characters are not allowed: *

What am I missing?

Is it still possible to perform wildcard subdomain mapping for custom domains as described in top link above?

[Vinny P]

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:51 PM, <k...@form-runner.com> wrote:

I would like to be able to map subdomains as described....

However, I don't find a way of doing that on the new interface for Google Apps.  When I 

login as Admin on our Google Apps account, and go to 

https://admin.google.com/AdminHome#Domains: 

--then click Add a domain or a domain alias

--click Add another domain

--enter  *  in the text field

--click Continue and verify domain ownership

I get the error message:

These characters are not allowed: *

What am I missing?

Is it still possible to perform wildcard subdomain mapping for custom domains as described in top link above?

 

 

 

You can do it, but you're going through the wrong path.

 

First of all, is your regular domain served via Google Apps? So for example, if the subdomain you wanted to serve was subdomain.example.com, is your example.com domain registered with Google Apps? If not, you'll need to sign up for an Apps accounts using your domain name.

 

Secondly, to associate the subdomain, you need to go to (from your app) Application Settings > Domain Setup > click the Add Domain button. You'll see a textbox for the domain to add. Put in your domain, NOT a asterisk. On the next page you'll see options for putting in a subdomain, put an asterisk in the next box presented.

 

 

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-Vinny P

Technology & Media Advisor

Chicago, IL

App Engine Code Samples: http://www.learntogoogleit.com

 

[Ken Bowen]

Yes, my regular domain (foo.com) is installed/registered in our Google Apps account, and browsing to foo.com properly invokes myapp.appspot.com -- sorry, I should have mentioned that.
One question before I go forward with your instructions for wildcarding: I really only have a fixed number of subdomains (aa, bb, cc) that I want to handle, mapping aa.foo.com, bb.foo.com, etc. to aa.myapp.appspot.com, bb.myapp.appspot.com, etc. Instead of installing a *, is it possible to install the individual subdomains only?

Thanks much,
--Ken

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[Vinny P]

On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:42:19 AM UTC-5, Ken Bowen wrote:

 is it possible to install the individual subdomains only? 

That's fine as well. Just remember that you'll have to add in each subdomain individually and maintain the list yourself, which can get a bit unwieldy if you have a long list of subdomains to add.