In this chapter, we will focus on using Amazon Route 53 for domain names and routing traffic to resources for a domain.
Amazon Route 53 is a domain name system (or DNS) service. It is a reliable and scalable service that has DNS servers distributed globally. It scales automatically to manage spikes in DNS queries, and so it is robust.
The pricing model of Amazon Route 53 is pay as you go. We can purchase a domain name from Route 53 or we can transfer it from an existing provider. We can also utilize Route 53 as a DNS service only.
First, we need to create a hosted zone. Each hosted zone requires a record set that provides mapping to the IP address or CNAME with the domain name.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
- Overview of Amazon Route 53 concepts
- Configuring Amazon Route 53
- Configuring Route 53 for a web application