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Assigning a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) to an EC2 Instance Using Route 53
In this hands-on lab, we will assign a fully qualified domain name to an EC2 instance using Route 53. Our first step will be to create an EC2 instance and set it up as a web server. Then, we will create two record sets in a provided hosted zone in Route 53. Finally, we will verify that the domain name is working by using the domain name to serve the newly configured web server.
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Challenge
Create an EC2 Instance
- Create an EC2 instance, select the T2 micro free tier eligible instance type.
- Make sure to enable Auto-assign Public IP.
- Connect to the instance via a terminal.
- Install and launch the
httpdservice onto the instance. - Open a new browser tab, paste in the copied public IP address to verify our web server is up and running by displaying the Apache splash page.
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Challenge
Create Record Sets
- Navigate to the Route 53 service.
- Create two records:
- An A record that points to non-www version of the instance
- Another A record that points to the www version of that instance
- Open a browser, visit the www version and non-www version of the instance via its domain name.
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