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Add DNS records at AWS Route 53

These are the steps for AWS Route 53. For what the records do and how to check the setup afterwards, see Subdomain setup.

Datahash tells you which record type to use and gives you the values. Follow the matching section below and enter the values you were given.

Both record types start the same way in Route 53, so this screenshot covers either one.

Getting to the DNS records panel1 screenshot

  1. The Route 53 dashboard, with Dashboard highlighted in the left navigation and the Hosted zones count under DNS management.

Adding NS records

Section titled “Adding NS records”

  1. Sign in to AWS and open Route 53.

  2. Click Hosted zones and select the domain you are configuring.

  3. Click Create record.

  4. Choose NS as the type and enter one of the nameserver values from the Datahash setup window.

You will have been given four nameserver values. Repeat the last two steps until all four records exist. A delegation with one of the four missing looks complete in the console and does not resolve.

NS record walkthrough4 screenshots

  1. The Hosted zones list filtered to the domain, with an arrow at the filter box and another at the domain name link that opens it.
  2. The hosted zone's Records tab, with an arrow pointing to the highlighted Create record button.
  3. The quick create record form, with labels and arrows marking the record name field, NS as the record type, and the nameserver value in Value.
  4. The confirmation banner after saving, with the Records tab now showing four nameservers listed in the NS record.

Adding a CNAME record

Section titled “Adding a CNAME record”

  1. Sign in to AWS and open Route 53, then Hosted zones, then the domain.

  2. Click Create record.

  3. Choose CNAME as the type and paste the value Datahash gave you.

  4. Click Create records.

CNAME record walkthrough4 screenshots

  1. The Hosted zones list with a single zone, the domain name and its row highlighted.
  2. The hosted zone's Records tab, with Create record highlighted above the existing NS and SOA records.
  3. The quick create record form, with the subdomain in the record name field, CNAME highlighted as the record type, and the target hostname in Value.
  4. The Records tab after saving, listing the new CNAME record alongside the existing A, NS and SOA records.