Route53 - Custom Domain

Configure Custom Domain with Route53

Route53 manages DNS and routes traffic to CloudFront or Amplify.

Step 1: Create Hosted Zone

1. Go to AWS Console → Route53 → Create hosted zone
2. Domain name: yourdomain.com
3. Type: Public hosted zone
4. Save the Name Servers to update at your domain registrar

Step 2: Configure DNS Records

A Record for CloudFront (if using CloudFront):

Record name: (leave empty or www)
Record type: A
Alias: Yes
Route traffic to: CloudFront distribution

CNAME for Amplify (if not using CloudFront):

Record name: app
Record type: CNAME
Value: xxx.amplifyapp.com

Step 3: Configure SSL Certificate (ACM)

1. Go to AWS Console → Certificate Manager
2. Request certificate (must be in us-east-1 region for CloudFront)
3. Domain: yourdomain.com, *.yourdomain.com
4. Validation: DNS validation
5. Add CNAME records to Route53

Troubleshooting

DNS not resolving: Check Name Servers at domain registrar

nslookup yourdomain.com

Certificate validation failed: Confirm CNAME records in Route53

aws route53 list-resource-record-sets --hosted-zone-id <ZONE_ID>

Traffic not routing to CloudFront: Check A record alias

dig yourdomain.com

Checklist

• Hosted Zone created successfully
• Name Servers updated at domain registrar
• A Record or CNAME created successfully
• SSL Certificate requested
• Certificate validation CNAME added
• DNS resolving correctly
• Domain pointing to CloudFront/Amplify

Next Steps

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