Configure a Google Site with Cloudflare to Work with Naked Domain

 A naked domain is https://yourdomain.com without the www.

Here's a prescription to get a naked domain to work with a Google Site using Cloudflare.

  • Go to your domain name registrar and point your dns to Cloudflare (after you setup an account on Cloudflare.com)
  • Set custom name servers: dora.ns.cloudflare.com  |  phil.ns.cloudflare.com

  • Configure Cloudflare, add your domain.


  • Cloudflare: edit: CNAME = dns only, 1 hr (click on the cloud to turn it off)
  • Add dns record: AAAA = @ / 100::
  • Set SSL = Full Strict
  • Add Page Rule: domain.com/* | forward 301 | https://www.domain.com/$1
  • Go to Google Sites: Settings: Custom domains, delete, setup, wait.
There is a propagation factor with dns settings. Wait time is typically stated as 48 hours but I often find everything working in an hour or so.




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