How to Point Your Domain to AWS Lightsail: A Step-by-Step Guide
Welcome to our guide on how to point your domain to AWS Lightsail. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps to connect your domain to your Lightsail instance. Let’s get started!
Introduction
Welcome to my post! In today’s post, we’ll discuss how to point your domain to AWS Lightsail. Let’s dive right in.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, you need:
- A domain and its DNS account access
- An AWS Lightsail instance
Check out this video for detailed instructions.
Step-by-Step Guide
1
Assigning a Static IP
- Log in to your AWS Lightsail account.
- Navigate to the Networking tab.
- Assign a static IP to your Lightsail instance to ensure it doesn't change when you reboot the server.
2
Configuring DNS Settings
- Copy the static IP assigned to your Lightsail instance.
- Log in to your Domains account.
- Navigate to the DNS management zone.
3
Adding DNS Records
Add an A record
- Name: @
- Type: A
- TTL: 10 minutes
- Data: [Your Static IP]
- Name: www
- Type: A
- TTL: 10 minutes
- Data: [Your Static IP]
4
Verify Your Domain
- Wait for the DNS changes to propagate (this can take from 1 minute to 24 hours).
- Check if your domain is pointing to the Lightsail instance by entering your domain in a browser.
Conclusion
That’s it! You’ve successfully pointed your domain to your AWS Lightsail instance. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. Don’t forget to share this post. Thank you for your time, and have a great day!
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