+ Post New Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8
Virtual Learning Platforms Thread, Google Apps- domain or hosting? in Technical; Hi, I own a domain and have a hosting account account with that domain. I have have Google Apps associated ...
  1. #1
    rocknrollstar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Hampshire
    Posts
    416
    Thank Post
    373
    Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts
    Rep Power
    16

    Google Apps- domain or hosting?

    Hi, I own a domain and have a hosting account account with that domain. I have have Google Apps associated with that domain.

    I don't really want the hosting account (I don't need a website), I only want the domain with the google apps.

    Can I get rid of the domain, and if so, will google apps still run fine?
    I will just need a link on my other website to get to the google apps login page.

    Thanks in advance.

  2. IDG Tech News

  3. #2

    FN-GM's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    11,846
    Blog Entries
    6
    Thank Post
    592
    Thanked 1,044 Times in 921 Posts
    Rep Power
    224
    How do you mean get rid of it? Is google the domain registrar?

  4. Thanks to FN-GM from:

    rocknrollstar (27th May 2011)

  5. #3
    rocknrollstar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Hampshire
    Posts
    416
    Thank Post
    373
    Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts
    Rep Power
    16
    No, Google isn't the domain registrar. Basically I only want google apps- not the hosting account.
    I own the domain, and also have a hosting account with the domain.

  6. #4

    FN-GM's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    11,846
    Blog Entries
    6
    Thank Post
    592
    Thanked 1,044 Times in 921 Posts
    Rep Power
    224
    You will be able to do that, thats what i do.

  7. Thanks to FN-GM from:

    rocknrollstar (27th May 2011)

  8. #5


    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Posts
    6,457
    Thank Post
    324
    Thanked 740 Times in 557 Posts
    Rep Power
    201
    you could have www.sitename.com point to any web server and still have google.sitename.com point to your google

  9. #6

    webman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    North East England
    Posts
    8,284
    Blog Entries
    2
    Thank Post
    598
    Thanked 879 Times in 617 Posts
    Rep Power
    287
    Do you use the Email part of Google Apps too?

  10. Thanks to webman from:

    rocknrollstar (27th May 2011)

  11. #7
    rocknrollstar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Hampshire
    Posts
    416
    Thank Post
    373
    Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts
    Rep Power
    16
    Great, thanks for your help. I've contacted my domain registrar and hosting supplier, who has sorted it out. As you've all suggested, this is possible as long as you have the ability to change some dns settings (or the registrar company can do it for you).

  12. #8
    Nick_Parker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Dainfern, South Africa
    Posts
    331
    Thank Post
    80
    Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts
    Rep Power
    11
    Just so long as you can still adjust the DNS setting somehow so as to point the MX records to Google otherwise mail won't be delivered.

  13. Thanks to Nick_Parker from:

    rocknrollstar (27th May 2011)

SHARE:
+ Post New Thread

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 22
    Last Post: 7th April 2011, 11:05 AM
  2. Can I run both Google Apps and live@edu under the same domain?
    By edutech4schools in forum Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 13th December 2010, 12:00 PM
  3. Google Apps
    By harvester in forum Internet Related/Filtering/Firewall
    Replies: 26
    Last Post: 5th November 2010, 03:19 PM
  4. [Hosting] Domain and Hosting
    By thenetworkmanager in forum Web Development
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 24th September 2010, 10:08 PM
  5. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 14th September 2010, 09:46 PM

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •