A domain name registrar is a business that handles the reservation of domain names as well as the assignment of IP addresses for those domain names.
Domain names are alphanumeric aliases used to access websites; for example, Googleβs domain name is βgoogle.comβ and their IP address is 192.168.1.1.
Domain names make it easier to access websites without having to memorize and enter numeric IP addresses.
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If you purchase a domain from a 3rd party and would like to use it with Route 53:
Create a public hosted zone.
Then, update the 3rd party registrar NS records.
Private hosted zones:
Meant to be used for internal network queries.
They are not publicly accessible.
Public Hosted Zones:
Meant to be used for people requesting your website through the public internet.
NS records must be updated on the 3rd party registrar.