AWS Route 53 Registering a domain is requirement when you bring organizational domain(s) into the AWS Cloud.   It allows your organization’s URLs to be resolved on the internet to you VPC within AWS.   This article describe the process of registering your domain with AWS.

1.  Logon to AWS as an IAM user at URL:  https://signin.aws.amazon.com/

2.  From the Home Console type Route 53 in the search bar, select the star next to Route53, and select Route 53.

3.  On the left hand menu bar scroll down to Domains and select Registered Domains.

4.  Currently we will have no domains registered with AWS and you have two choices:

 – You can transfer an existing registered domain into AWS.

 – You can create and purchase a new domain with AWS.

5.  First we have to determine if the domain name we desire is available,  We are looking for a domain named rdbmssource.com and it is available, so we choose the Select button at a cost of $14.00 per year

6.  On the next pages select Proceed to checkout to purchase this domain.

7.  Select the duration you will have the domain and ensure that Auto-renew is selected. Then press Next

8.  Fillout your contact information.

9.  Review all the information and check mark the terms and conditions and click the submit button.

10.  You will see the configuration is in progress,  click the check status button to get an update.

11.  Completes Registration of Domain on AWS.