AWS Route 53
Overview
Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service. You can use Route 53 to perform three main functions in any combination: domain registration, DNS routing, and health checking.
If you choose to use AWS Route 53 for all three functions, be sure to follow the order below:
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Register domain names
Your website needs a name, such as example.com. Route 53 lets you register a name for your website or web application, known as a domain name.
- For an overview, see How domain registration works..
- For a procedure, see Registering a new domain.
- For a tutorial that takes you through registering a domain and creating a simple website in an Amazon S3 bucket, see Getting started with Amazon Route 53.
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Route internet traffic to the resources for your domain
When a user opens a web browser and enters your domain name (example.com) or subdomain name (acme.example.com) in the address bar, Route 53 helps connect the browser with your website or web application.
- For an overview, see How internet traffic is routed to your website or web application.
- For procedures, see Configuring Amazon Route 53 as your DNS service.
- For a procedure on how to route email to Amazon WorkMail, see Routing traffic to Amazon WorkMail.
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Check the health of your resources
Route 53 sends automated requests over the internet to a resource, such as a web server, to verify that it’s reachable, available, and functional. You also can choose to receive notifications when a resource becomes unavailable and choose to route internet traffic away from unhealthy resources.
- For an overview, see How Amazon Route 53 checks the health of your resources.
- For procedures, see Creating Amazon Route 53 health checks and configuring DNS failover.
