Google domain with GCE and proper dns settings

[James Tedder]

I'm having a hard time understanding how to properly use a domain name that is hosted with Google with Compute engine.

Currently within the Google Domain control panel I have just set the dns settings to the required entries listed under the Cloud DNS section within the developers console.

This disables the settings for MX and other records unfortunately so that it can not be used with google apps for business.

So what am I doing wrong here.  Should the DNS settings be set at default settings from the Google domain panel then a synthetic record set to point to some sort of GCE instance ID found within the developers console (which doesnt seem to exist for GCE only for App engine) ?

The current required DNS settings that are working as per the Cloud DNS settings within the developers console are:

ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com.
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com.
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com.
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com

When I change it to default in googles domains control panel the settings go to

ns-cloud-c1.googledomains.com

ns-cloud-c2.googledomains.com

ns-cloud-c3.googledomains.com

ns-cloud-c4.googledomains.com

I'm not certain that they will work as I've tried using the default name servers before and couldn't get them to resolve.


Anyone out there who is using a Google registered domain with GCE that can help tell me what I'm doing wrong?

- James

[Kamran (Google Cloud Support)]

To change the name servers that are associated with your domain registration on Google Domains to point to the Google Cloud DNS name servers, first requires to create a managed zone on Cloud DNS and recreate all your records (A, MX, ...) on Cloud DNS. Then on Google Domains control panel, select "Use custom name servers" for name server of your domain and add Cloud DNS servers listed under your managed zone and save.

Can you please let me know how migration of your domain records to Cloud DNS will be helping the use of your domain name with Compute Engine?

Sincerely,

Kamran