Setting up your host name for your website on Compute Engine

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Beheen Trimble

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Feb 18, 2016, 1:19:15 AM2/18/16
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I want to use compute engine and have my own web stack where my webserver (i.e apache webserver) is using my domain that I bought from google. I found a document on how to do this at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/tutorials/setting-up-dns with the title of "Setting up your host name for your website on Compute Engine".

My problem is in 3b (see below) since documentation doesn not finissh up clearly or maybe I don't understand!! Let me know what I am supposed to do with section 3b ?

Thanks

=================================  Following the direction on the document the steps are ==========================

1) Install apache in your project compute engine.   OKAY


2) Create your Cloud DNS managed zone - snapshot below:   OKAY

Note1:  per document 104.196.48.159 is the external IP address of my project in compute engine, shown below:
Note2: at this time url 104.196.48.159 shows apache home page.   OKAY

3) Mapping your domain name to External IP
At this part document says: 
    a) Now you have a zone and all the records that are required to browse to your site by using a domain name. 
    b) Next, visit your domain registrar and update the name servers that are associated with your domain registration.
Below is my domain registrar (https://domains.google.com/registrar) since I bought my domain from google.
Add website
Add email
Configure DNS
Contact information, privacy and lock
307
days
Registration and transfer out

Name servers

Name servers store the configuration of your domain as a collection of resource records. If you use Google's name servers, you can use the rest of this page to configure your domain. Alternately, you can enter up to 12 custom name servers here and configure your domain with your third-party DNS provider. Learn more

Registered hosts

Register public hosts on your domain by IP address so they can be found without first resolving your domain in the DNS. Entries here are commonly called "glue records" and are needed when a domain's name servers serve on one of its subdomains.

HOST NAME
IPV4 ADDRESS
IPV6 ADDRESS
No registered hosts have been set up.

Synthetic records

Synthetic records allow you to add common features, such as domain forwarding or Google Apps, to your domain in one step. Each synthetic record is an automatically-generated collection of resource records related to a specific feature. Learn more

Custom resource records

Resource records define how your domain behaves. Common uses include pointing your domain at your web server or configuring email delivery for your domain. You can add up to 100 resource records. Learn more


It seems to me "visit your domain registrar and update the name servers that are associated with your domain registration" already is there and correct (first radio button).
And that is where document stops! If it was correct url: www.scilinkfl.com should also display the home page of apache web server! It dispalys "ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED"

Very much appreciate your help.




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Beheen Trimble

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Feb 18, 2016, 9:50:06 PM2/18/16
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Dear Alex Dupuy - I don't know how to thank you for such a good explanation. If you did not point out to the differences I totally would miss is!!

Now I am very happy that it is working.

You are great!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks
Beheen
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