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Integrated DNS Provider Amazon Route 53

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This reference lists the prerequisites, supported features, and record types for connecting Amazon Route 53 as an Integrated DNS Provider. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Use Route 53 as an Integrated DNS Provider.

Prerequisites

To connect Route 53, you need:

  • An AWS access key for an IAM user that can manage public hosted zones, with these permissions:
    • route53:ListHostedZones
    • route53:ListHostedZonesByName
    • route53:CreateHostedZone
    • route53:DeleteHostedZone
    • route53:ListResourceRecordSets
    • route53:ChangeResourceRecordSets
  • Full Access to the DNSimple account

These are the only Route 53 actions DNSimple uses.

Supported features

  • Import integrated zones: when you connect Route 53, you choose which hosted zones to import into DNSimple. They appear on the Domain Names page.
  • Add, remove, and delete zones: add a DNSimple zone to Route 53, remove an integrated zone from DNSimple while keeping it at Route 53, or delete the zone at Route 53.
  • Manage records: add, update, and delete Route 53 records from the DNSimple Record Editor.
  • Two-way sync: sync records from Route 53 to DNSimple, or from DNSimple to Route 53.

Supported record types

These record types can be managed and synced between DNSimple and Route 53:

Records of other types stay at their provider when you sync. For example, a sync from Route 53 to DNSimple leaves your DNSimple ALIAS records as they are.

Note

URL records are a DNSimple record type with no Route 53 equivalent. At Route 53, a URL record is written as an A record that points to the DNSimple redirector.

Have more questions?

If you have additional questions or need any assistance with your Integrated DNS Providers, contact support, and we will be happy to help. You can also read more about DNSimple integrations.