How to use Google Compute engine with my own domain?

Question

I found these instructions but they are not very clear:

https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

1. I am using Namecheap. Will I need to specify my own Host Record on namecheap? If so How do I determine the IP address to enter for my A recordy type?

2. If setting up the host record on namecheap is not an option, where do I do this using google Public-DNS?

3. I'm simply trying to get my domain http://www.example.com to resolve.

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Answer 1

• Assign a static ip address to your compute engine VM instance (static IP address is free as long as it is in use)
• Install apache on the instance.
• At namecheap, create your 'A record' or host record for hostname 'www' that points to this static ip address.
• Open the http port so that the instance can start serving

done.