Amazon Route 53 Introduction
This video is about Amazon Route 53
introduction.
Amazon Route 53 is a scalable and highly
available domain name system, DNS
service by AWS.
It translates domain names into IP
addresses, ensuring reliable routing for
Internet traffic to AWS resources.
Let's take a look at how Amazon Route 53
plays a crucial role in connecting clients
to resources hosted in the AWS cloud.
Imagine a client enters a domain name such
as example.com into their browser.
This action triggers a DNS query to
resolve the domain name into its
corresponding IP
address.
Amazon Route 53, acting as the DNS
service, steps in to resolve the query
It searches for the public IP address
associated with example.com.
In this case, the IP address might be
something like 93.184201634
Once the IP address is identified, Route
53 sends it back to the client's browser.
Now, the browser knows where to send the
request.
The resolved IP address directs the client
to a specific resource, such as an AWS
EC2 instance hosted in the AWS cloud.
This instance handles the request and
delivers the website or application to the
client.
In summary, Amazon Route 53 seamlessly
resolves domain names to IP
addresses, ensuring reliable and scalable
communication between users and AWS
hosted resources.
It's a critical component in managing DNS
for cloud applications.
You may be curious why it is named Route
53.
Amazon Route 53 is named after Route 66,
the famous highway, symbolizing
reliable connectivity.
The number 53 refers to the default port
used by the DNS protocol.
Amazon Route 53 is a highly available,
scalable, fully managed and authoritative
DNS.
The authoritative DNS implies that the
customer, you can update the DNS records.
Route 53 is also a domain registrar and
allows you to check your resources health.
Route 53 is the only AWS service that
provides 100% SLA
