Chapter 9: Domain Names, DNS and Subdomains
9.7 Alternative: GoDaddy registrar + Route 53 DNS
Friends, companies running on AWS keep DNS in Route 53. The domain can stay at GoDaddy; you only point the name servers to Route 53.
मित्रांनो, AWS वर चालणाऱ्या कंपन्या DNS Route 53 मध्ये ठेवतात. डोमेन GoDaddy वर राहू शकतो, फक्त नेम सर्व्हर्स Route 53 कडे वळवायचे.
दोस्तों, AWS पर चलने वाली कंपनियाँ DNS को Route 53 में रखती हैं. डोमेन GoDaddy पर रह सकता है, बस नेम सर्वर्स Route 53 की तरफ़ मोड़ने हैं.
Companies running on AWS usually keep DNS in Amazon Route 53. It integrates with load balancers (Alias records), health checks and infrastructure as code. You can keep the domain registered at GoDaddy and only move DNS:
- AWS console → Route 53 → Hosted zones → Create hosted zone → Domain name
example.com, Type Public hosted zone → Create. - Route 53 creates NS and SOA records. Copy the four name servers (e.g.
ns-123.awsdns-15.com,ns-456.awsdns-57.net, ...). - Create record → Record name (empty) for the apex, type A, value
13.233.10.25, TTL 300 → Create records. Add another with record namewww(type A to the EIP, or CNAME toexample.com). - At GoDaddy: My Products → your domain → DNS → Nameservers → Change nameservers → "I'll use my own nameservers" → enter the four Route 53 name servers → Save and confirm.
- Wait for the NS change (minutes to a few hours). Check with
dig NS example.com +short. The Route 53 names should appear.
Records now live only in Route 53
After changing name servers, the records in GoDaddy's DNS page are ignored. Recreate any MX/TXT (email, verification) records in Route 53 before switching, or email will stop. A Route 53 hosted zone has a small monthly charge plus per-query charges. Delete unused hosted zones.
You can also register domains directly in Route 53 → Registered domains → Register domains. Route 53 then creates the hosted zone for you automatically.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Before switching the name servers to Route 53, copy the MX and TXT records from GoDaddy into Route 53 – otherwise Mauli Dairy's email will stop. And after the switch, don't edit records in GoDaddy – they are now ignored. First check which name servers are active with dig NS example.com +short.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – मराठी
Name servers Route 53 ला बदलण्याआधी GoDaddy मधले MX आणि TXT records Route 53 मध्ये copy करा – नाहीतर Mauli Dairy चा email बंद होईल. आणि बदलानंतर GoDaddy मधले records edit करू नका – ते आता ignore होतात. dig NS example.com +short ने आधी कोणते name servers active आहेत ते बघा.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip – हिंदी
Name servers को Route 53 पर बदलने से पहले GoDaddy के MX और TXT records Route 53 में copy करो – वरना Mauli Dairy का email बंद हो जाएगा. और बदलाव के बाद GoDaddy में records edit मत करो – वो अब ignore होते हैं. dig NS example.com +short से पहले देखो कि कौन से name servers active हैं.
Lab
Chala, Route 53 madhe tumchya domain sathi public hosted zone banva aani tyache chaar NS records liha. Tyat Elastic IP sathi A record add kara. Name servers badalayche nastil tar ithech thamba aani hosted zone delete kara – tyacha monthly charge lagto.