EC2/Route53: How Do I Point Apex Record at Load Balancer?

Question

In Amazon, I am attempting to create a cname for a domain,

example.com 

to a load balancer in Route 53

Examplecom-10584627         


        

Answer 1

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/CreatingAliasRRSets.html

You don't use a CNAME, you use an A record configured as an ALIAS for the ELB.

When you set Alias to "Yes" while creating the A record, you will then see a box where you select the ELB whose internal info will be used to serve up answers for the alias.

Aliases are a Route 53 feature designed to support exactly what you are trying to do.