Step 3: Setup Route 53 with an A-Record

Learn how to setup Route 53 with an A-Record.

Amazon Route 53 allows for creation and management of your public Domain Name System (DNS) records. Like a contacts list on your phone, Route 53 allows you manage the IP addresses listed for your domain names within the Internet’s DNS contacts list. Route 53 answers requests to translate specific domain names into their corresponding IP addresses, and can be used to create DNS records for a new domain, or to transfer DNS records for an existing domain.

Steps to Setup Route 53 with an A-Record

• Copy Elastic IP from the 'Instance Description'

• Go to Route 53 from AWS Main Page

• Select 'Hosted Zones'

• Select 'Desired Hosted Zone'

  • e.g. geomarvel.com

• Select 'Create Record Set'

• Enter desired 'Name' for the new Record Set

• Input Elastic IP into 'Value' field

• Then select 'Create'

Now that we've completed the setup for Route 53 with an A-record, it's time to log into the AWS Instance.