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Add DNS records at Google Cloud DNS

These are the steps for Google Cloud DNS. For what the records do and how to check the setup afterwards, see Subdomain setup.

Datahash tells you which record type to use and gives you the values. Follow the matching section below and enter the values you were given.

Both record types start the same way in Google Cloud DNS, so these screenshots cover either one.

Getting to the DNS records panel4 screenshots

  1. The Google Cloud Platform dashboard for the project, showing the Project info, Compute Engine and Billing cards.
  2. The navigation menu with Network services boxed in red and Cloud DNS boxed in the flyout beside it.
  3. The Cloud DNS Zones tab, listing one public zone under Zone name.
  4. Zone details for the zone, with the Record sets heading and Add record set boxed in red above the record sets table.

Adding NS records

Section titled “Adding NS records”

  1. Sign in to Google Cloud Platform.

  2. Go to Network Services, then Cloud DNS.

  3. Choose the zone the records belong to.

  4. Click Add Record Set.

  5. Choose NS as the type and enter one of the nameserver values from the Datahash setup window.

You will have been given four nameserver values. Repeat the last two steps until all four records exist. A delegation with one of the four missing looks complete in the zone and does not resolve.

NS record walkthrough1 screenshot

  1. The Resource Record Type list open on Create record set, with NS boxed in red between NAPTR and PTR.

Adding a CNAME record

Section titled “Adding a CNAME record”

  1. Sign in to Google Cloud Platform and open Network Services, then Cloud DNS.

  2. Choose the zone and click Add Record Set.

  3. Choose CNAME as the type and paste the value Datahash gave you.

  4. Click Create.

CNAME record walkthrough2 screenshots

  1. The Resource Record Type list open on Create record set, with CNAME boxed in red between CAA and DNSKEY.
  2. The Create record set form with CNAME as the Resource Record Type, a five minute TTL, and the Canonical name field showing its placeholder above Create.