CA 29 - Setup a DNS hosted zone in Route53 in AWS

Step 1: Login to AWS Open AWS Management Console Search for Route 53 Open the service Step 2: Create a Hosted Zone (Test Domain) Click Hosted Zones Click Create Hosted Zone Choose: Private Hosted Zone (best for no real domain) Select a VPC (required for private zone) Click Create Hosted Zone Step 3: Observe Default Records You will see: NS Record SOA Record Step 4: Create DNS Records Click Create Record Add example: 🔹 A Record Name: server1 Type: A Value: 192.168.1.10 (dummy IP) Step 5: (Optional Demo with EC2) If you want to impress: Launch an EC2 instance Use its private IP Map it in A record: server1.mytest.local → EC2 private IP Step 6: Test DNS (Inside VPC only) Connect to EC2 Run: nslookup server1.mytest.local It should resolve to your IP Result A private hosted zone is successfully created and DNS records are configured without using a public domain. Conclusion This project demonstrates internal DNS resolution using Route 53 without requiring a registered domain name.