Register a domain with Cloud Domains

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Domains page.

   Go to Cloud Domains

2. Click Register domain.

3. Search for an available domain, and then identify the domain name that you want to purchase. Pricing is listed for each available domain.

4. Click add_shopping_cartSelect next to the domain name that you want to purchase. You can add as many domains as you like, subject to your available quota. For details, see Quotas and limits.

   The total pricing based on your selection is calculated and displayed in the Search domain section. To remove a domain from your cart, click deleteDeselect next to the domain name.

   After you set up billing and complete your domain registration, Cloud Domains automatically sets the registration to Auto-renew.

5. Click Continue.

Console

1. In the DNS configuration section, Use Cloud DNS is selected by default. However, you can choose one of the DNS providers that's listed in the following table. If you are registering multiple domains, you can choose individual settings for each domain.

   DNS provider	Description	Cost
   Cloud DNS	Google recommends that you use Cloud DNS as your DNS provider for all your name servers.	Additional Cloud DNS charges apply. For details, see the Cloud DNS pricing page.
   Custom name servers	If you choose this option, you can use Cloud Domains to configure your name servers, and then use a third-party DNS provider to configure your DNS resource records.	Check with your DNS provider.

2. In the DNS provider section, select your DNS provider:

   • If you select the default value Use Cloud DNS (Recommended), Google Cloud automatically creates a zone for you. To edit the zone name and other details, do the following:

     1. In the Cloud DNS zone list, select Setup new zone.
     2. Make the required edits, and then click Save and continue.

     If you already created a zone in Cloud DNS, Cloud Domains selects that zone by default.

   • If you select Use custom name servers, enter at least two name servers. To add more name servers, click Add another name server.

3. Click Continue.

Console

1. By default, privacy protection is turned on. However, you can change the settings to one of the privacy options in the following table.

   Privacy option	Description
   Privacy protection on	Choosing this option ensures that your contact information is not available to the public. To help protect your contact information and prevent spam, a third party provides alternate (proxy) contact information for your domain in the public directory. The third-party provider forwards all messages that are sent to your proxy contact information to the actual private contact information. Cloud Domains does not offer privacy protection for all domain endings or top-level domains (TLDs). Registries, the organizations that manage domain endings, have policies prohibiting the use of privacy protection for certain TLDs.
   Limit your info available to the public	Choosing this option makes limited non-identifying information available to the public. The actual information available publicly depends on the domain that you have chosen. If you provide an organization name, it might be publicly visible.
   Make all contact info public	Choosing this option makes all your contact information available to the public through the WHOIS database.

   For information about how to use contact privacy, see the ContactPrivacy section in the reference documentation.

2. To limit which information is available to the public, select Limit your info available to the public. This option is only available for .com and .net domains.
3. To make all contact information publicly available, select Make all contact info public.
4. If you agree with the statement in the dialog, click I agree.
5. Click Continue.

Console

Your contact information is necessary for ICANN to reach you if there are any problems. The information that you enter becomes the public contact information for your domain in the WHOIS database. For more information, see Contact information.

1. Enter contact details for the domain. By default, the same contact details that you enter are applied to the registrant, administrative, and technical contacts. To enter different information for each type of contact, you can edit your contact settings later.

   If you are registering more than one domain, you can choose to apply the same contact details to all domains or choose to enter different contact details for each domain.

2. Click Register.

   Processing your registration can take a few minutes.

   Cloud Domains or Squarespace sends a verification email to the email address that you enter.