3rd Party Domains

  • 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, Google’s domain name is ‘google.com’ 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.

  • 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.

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