Amazon Route 53
1. Where should I update the Nameservers?
It will change based on the domain registrar, for example for GoDaddy these are the steps, and if you’re using AWS Route53’s Domain then these are the steps.It might take upto 48 hrs in some cases to reflect the updated nameservers to come in effect.
2. Why should I update Nameservers at Registrar?
Basically, when a request is made to the TLD (Top Level Domain), the domain registrar will return the current nameservers to which the request is forwarded,
When you create a hosted zone in Amazon Route 53, you are essentially telling AWS that Route 53 is now responsible for managing the DNS records for your domain. However, for this delegation to take effect and for Route 53 to be recognized as the authoritative DNS service for your domain, you need to update the name servers at your domain registrar.
After a request is made to the TLD nameserver, the Amazon nameserver that hosts your records will be returned. This allows users to resolve the domain for your website or application.Don’t create additional name server (NS) or start of authority (SOA) records, and don’t delete the existing NS and SOA records.
How To Configure Amazon Route 53 In AWS
In this article, we’ll learn the basics of DNS management, and how to configure our domain with AWS Route53, add DNS records, customize the attributes in DNS records, monitor the health status of the record, and make our site live.