Create a CNAME record

A CNAME record is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that's stored by your domain host. With Google Apps, you'll need to create a CNAME record if you want to customize a service URL for one of your Google Apps services—for example, to access your Gmail sign-in page with the URL mail.your_domain.com instead of mail.google.com/a/your_domain.com.
Specific instructions for popular domain hosts

You create a CNAME record with your domain host. The exact steps for doing so are slightly different for each host. Here are specific instructions for several popular hosts. If your host isn't listed, follow the general instructions, below.

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General instructions

You create a CNAME record with your domain host, not with Google. See above for instructions specific to your domain host. If your host isn't listed there, follow the general instructions, below.
Creating a CNAME record does not disrupt your current mailflow or affect other services.

1. Sign in to your account at your domain host's website and go to the site's DNS management page (which might also be called something like Name Server Management). You might have to enable advanced settings for your account to access this page. For help, contact your domain host directly. Not sure who your domain host is?
   
   
2. If applicable, delete any CNAME record for a URL prefix that already exists. For example, if you're creating a CNAME record for mail, delete any existing CNAME records for mail.
   
   
3. Create your new CNAME record by entering a Host Name/Alias and Value/Destination (the exact terms may vary by host) as shown below.

Host Name/Alias	Value/Destination
Your URL prefix Example: mail	ghs.google.com

Once you do this, your CNAME record points to Google. (Note, however, that changes to your DNS settings can take up to 24 hours to propagate throughout the Internet.) You can check the status of your CNAME record, as described below.

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Check the status of your CNAME record

After creating a CNAME record and waiting for it to propogate, use the DNS lookup box below to see if your record has been created. (Remember that it can take up to 24 hours for the new record to propogate, so just keep repeating this check until you see the record.)

1. Enter your CNAME record's prefix and domain name in the CNAME Record Lookup box below. Then click the Lookup button. Here's what to enter:
   
   your_URL_prefix.your_domain_name
   Example: mail.solarmora.com
   
   
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   CNAME Record Lookup

   
   

   Enter prefix and domain name
   Type your CNAME prefix and domain in this box!
   
   
2. Verify the results, which appear in a new window powered by DNSstuff.com. Using the examples given above, your CNAME records should look like this:
   
   mail.solarmora.com. | CNAME |IN | 3600 | ghs.google.com.
   
   If you don't get any results, try again later as the record might not have propogated yet.
   
   Important: Your custom URL prefix must point to ghs.google.com. If your CNAME records aren't pointing to the appropriate Google destination, return to your domain host and modify the CNAME records.