So, you want to have your own domain without the “blogspot” at the end. Glad you made it here, I have what it takes for you to set things up. Alternatively (for those without a domain now), you can buy domain directly from Google appointed domain supplier. You will save all the pain as they will set up everything for you. Stop reading now if you are buying one from google.

Before moving on, I presume that you have already got yourself a domain. You can get one from your preferred reseller you like. They make no difference in the end of the day ultimately.

When you got yourself a domain, you should be able to access its domain manager. Inside the domain manager, you will gain access to its DNS settings. It is the place where you define how and where your domain talk to when a visitor visits you.

OK, no more crap, lets get practical

You have a domain and you want it to point to google’s blogspot only. That’s it, no other complicated stuff!

Step 1: Tell your domain to talk to google

Change your domain DNS settings to the following entries. (Delete any exisiting entries in your records first!)

Some domain manager do not offer extensive definition of DNS entries like type “CNAME”. (There are many other DNS types but you don’t really need to know how each differs, just google for them if you want to know more)

For intance, my domain manager doesn’t provide any other kind of definition other than the most basic DNS type “NS” (NS = namespace)

I will assume that you don’t have such complication in setting up the DNS settings. However, if you encounter such problem, I will guide you through on how to solve this complication in my next posting.

Step 2: Tell google to talk to your domain

You will need to adjust settings in your blogspot’s Publishing to complete the task.

Choose Custom Domain

Switch to advanced settings

Enter your address. Save settings.

Tick “Redirect blabla.com to www.blabla.com” and save settings.

You are done!

Note: You will need some time for your new DNS to propagate accross the Internet. This process may take up to 2 days. To see the result instantly, use www.opendns.com DNS settings on your computer. You can refesh your domain DNS through cache.opendns.com

Reference / Read more:-

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2007/09/google-custom-domain-setup-dns-referral.html

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2007/10/google-custom-domain-case-study-1.html