Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

Refer to this guide to learn how to create Route 53 and EC2 Instances\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_a_Hosted_Zone_with_Route_53_and_Exploring_Routing_Policies__FArAHxUbTHm8x2OZckeTrw>

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**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

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Type **Route 53** in the search bar and click on **Route 53** to view the Route 53 Dashboard

**What is Route 53?**

Route 53 is an AWS DNS web service that manages domain names and directs internet traffic to resources based on rules and configurations set by the user.

On **Route 53** dashboard, on left bar click on the **Hosted zones**

**What are Hosted zones?**

Hosted zones are containers within a DNS service that store records mapping domain names to IP addresses or other resources, enabling control over DNS resolution for a domain.

**Hosted zones** wizard will open, select the Hosted zone name **learnaws.com** 

To create a new Record, click on the **View details** button on the top right

**learnaws.com** wizard will open, click on the **Create record** button on the right side

**Create record** wizard will open, give the **Record name** as "**simple**"

Open the text editor and copy the IP address of the Ohio instance in the Ohio region.

On **Create record** wizard, scroll to the **Value** section and paste the copied IP address of Ohio instance in the text input field

Scroll to the **TTL(seconds)** section and enter "**10**" in the text input field

**What is TTL(seconds)?**

TTL (Time To Live) is a parameter in DNS records that specifies how long the record can be cached by DNS resolvers, measured in seconds.

Scroll the page and click on the **Create records** button

Record for **learnaws.com** was successfully created

Congratulations on successfully creating a new record in the hosted zone! Well done!

To add new IP addressed in the record,  select the Record name **simple.learnaws.com**

Click on the **Edit record** button on the top right side

Open the text editor and copy the IP addresses of all instances

Amazon Web Services

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Route 53 routing policies, explaining how they work and when to use each one.

Exploring Route 53 Routing Policies - 1