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Route 53
Amazon Route 53 is AWS’s DNS service used for domain management, routing policies, health checks, and global traffic control.
What it does
DNS and traffic routing service in AWS.
When to use
Use Route 53 for DNS management and routing traffic to AWS and external services.
Key Concepts
Hosted zones store DNS records.
Routing policies control how requests are resolved.
Health checks support failover logic.
Useful for highly available public services.
Common Use Cases
Managing DNS for apps and APIs.
Routing traffic across regions or targets.
Creating failover-aware DNS setups.
Interview Questions
What is Route 53?
What is a hosted zone?
What routing policies does Route 53 support?