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Route53 Record Set

Amazon Route 53 is a scalable and highly available Domain Name System (DNS) web service designed to route end users to internet applications. A Route53 Record Set is a fundamental component that contains DNS records which specify how the traffic of a domain is directed. Records can contain various types of information, such as IP addresses (A or AAAA Records), name server information (NS Records), or text descriptions (TXT Records), among others. Route 53 also supports advanced configurations like Geographic Location Routing and Latency-Based Routing. For more details, refer to the official AWS Route 53 documentation.

Terraform Mappings:

  • aws_route53_record.arn
  • aws_route53_record.id

Supported Methods​

  • GET: Get a Route53 record Set by name
  • LIST: List all record sets
  • SEARCH: Search for a record set by hosted zone ID in the format "/hostedzone/JJN928734JH7HV" or "JJN928734JH7HV" or by terraform ID in the format "(hostedZone)(recordName)(type)"

dns​

A Route53 Record Set is directly associated with DNS, as it contains records that define how domain traffic should be directed on the internet. Understanding DNS is crucial for setting up and managing record sets in Route 53 effectively, allowing you to ensure correct configuration and optimization of domain routing.

route53-health-check​

Route53 Record Sets can be directly linked with Route53 Health Checks to perform automatic failovers and improve the reliability of applications. This means that based on the results of health checks, traffic can be rerouted from an unhealthy resource to a healthy one, ensuring high availability and resilience.