Pointing Domain into AWS EC2

Pointing domain into AWS EC2 is quite simple, what need todo are :

1. Create EC2 instance, then write down the IP address (i.e 10.10.2.10)
2. Open Route 53 in AWS console (https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/)
3. Now you are in route 53, select DNS Management, or choose Hosted Zones in sidebar menu, then select Create Hosted Zone
4. Type  your domain name, select type to Public Hosted Zone, then press Button Create
5. Then Create Record Set, and create A record, and point address to your EC2 public IP in point 1
6. Then write down NS from Created Hosted Zone, and change you domain name NS using NS from Hosted Zone. the changes will reflect immediatelly, but for some provider need to wait till 24 hours.
7. And voila, now you have successfully point and associate your domain name into your AWS EC2 instance.

Jakarta, Friday 22 July 2016

A. Ahmad Kusumah