What can you do with Route 53?

  • Serve & manage DNS records
  • Register domains
  • Transfer your domain to Route 53
  • AWS’s DNS service
  • You can register domains in AWS.
  • Availability
    • Zone files / services hosted on four allocated servers
    • Global service & database — globally resilient
  • When setting up Route 53 for a domain name, user has to update registrar’s NS to Route 53’s.
  • It is recommended to transfer domain registration from retail registrars to Route 53 for better control and automation.