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Getting started with Amazon Route 53 - Amazon Route 53

Getting started with Amazon Route 53

Get started by registering a domain with Amazon Route 53 and configuring Route 53 to respond to DNS queries for a static website. The first topic hosts a static website in an open Amazon S3 bucket. The second topic uses a Amazon CloudFront distribution to serve the website with SSL/TLS.

Estimated cost

  • There's an annual fee to register a domain. Fees range from $9 to several hundred dollars, depending on the top-level domain, such as .com. For more information, see Route 53 Pricing for Domain Registration. This fee is not refundable.

  • When you register a domain, a hosted zone with the same name is created. You use the hosted zone to specify where Route 53 routes traffic for your domain.

  • As part of this setup, you create an Amazon S3 bucket and upload a sample web page. If you're a new AWS customer, you can get started with Amazon S3 for free. If you're an existing AWS customer, charges are based on how much data you store, the number of requests for your data, and the amount of data transferred. For more information, see Amazon S3 Pricing.

  • CloudFront charges are based on the number of requests for your data, the number of edge locations you use, and the amount of data transferred. For more information, see CloudFront Pricing.

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