Amazon Route 53 Alias not working

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KapilS picture KapilS · Dec 16, 2014 · Viewed 11.4k times · Source

For some reasons I am not able to set up my static website in S3. I am trying to resolve this from last 2 weeks but its not working for me.

What I have done is:

  1. Uploaded files within S3 bucket.
  2. Set up routing policy - thats fine.
  3. Alias target dropdown - I can see the S3 endpoints.
  4. Created Hosted zones.
  5. Set up both the alias with and without WWW.

Result - When I am typing URL in the address bar, it throws an error..either site is down or DNS related errors.

I tried implementing the same steps 6-7 times,No problems at all but domains are not working in the end. Absolutely clueless where I am going wrong?

Answer

Shane Gramlich picture Shane Gramlich · Oct 15, 2015

Your hosted zone and domain name servers could be out of sync:

In Route 53, verify the Name Servers (NS) generated by your Hosted Zone match what's listed under your Registered Domains.

SCREENSHOT: AWS Route 53 Top Left Menu - Hosted vs Registered Domains

  1. Click on "Hosted Zones"
  2. Select your domain (example.com)
  3. Select the "Record Set" with type NS

  4. Copy each line item / name server from the value box

    ns1.amazon.com

    ns2.amazon.org

    ns3.amazon.net

    ns4.amazon.co.uk

  5. Now click on "Registered Domains"

  6. Select your domain

  7. Past each entry in the upper right hand corner

SCREENSHOT: Paste example.com Name Server Entries

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