Custom domain under SSL with Google Sites?

Question

Is there a way to have a Google Sites hosted as say, sites.example.com/foo rather than sites.google.com/a/example.com/foo while supporting HTTPS? It seems to me that only HTTP redirect and no SSL support is available.

Anybody to confirm?

Answer 1

You can now publish your Google Site at a custom URL, with SSL, and it even works without a redirect.

1. Publish your Google Site and make it visible to the public (under Share options, set it to 'Anyone can find and view'). As long as the Google Site is not public, it will still redirect to a sites.google.com/* address.
2. Create a CNAME DNS record for your (sub)domain, pointing to ghs.googlehosted.com
3. Add a 'Web Mapping' according to Google's guide: https://support.google.com/a/answer/7392423?hl=en
4. Once your DNS record and the web mapping are active (might take a bit), your custom domain actually redirects from http to https automatically; Google generated a LetsEncrypt certificate for you in the background.

Answer 2

In your Admin Console, under Company Profile, Select "Custom URL's"

Make changes as you see fit.

Yes, it will say http://sites.example.com (or whatever you decide)

If you also have "Enable SSL" set in Security | Basic Settings, then users will be taken to the HTTPS: site pages (others too). Yes, this is a redirect, but you still tell others, and create links to, sites.example.com/foo and it IS HTTPS:

Let us know.

Enable SSL "Automatically enforce Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connections when your users access Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Sites."