PD AWS Route 53 DNS connects Amazon Route 53 to Blesta, giving staff a zone-management view and customers access to the DNS records of their own domains.

What you can use it for

Use the module to keep routine DNS record changes in the client portal. The record editor presents fields appropriate to the record type: an address record and a mail-exchange record do not ask for the same information. Staff control which zones each customer can manage.

Before you start

Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD AWS Route 53 DNS from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

Prepare an AWS account with access to the hosted zones you intend to manage. Confirm hosted zones and their assigned nameservers before enabling client access. A zone in an admin list is not evidence that the domain is delegated to it.

Connect the provider and review a zone

1. Open the module’s provider configuration and add the prepared connection. Keep provider credentials in the connection settings, rather than in a client note.
2. Review a zone you recognise. Confirm its owner and the existing records before assigning customer access.
3. Configure the relevant zone limits and any record template you intend to use. Read the template before applying it to an existing zone.
4. Check the customer’s Manage DNS view and confirm it shows the intended domain. The customer should manage their own zones, not the provider account.

Check the result

Compare a known record with the authoritative zone and confirm the domain’s nameserver delegation. After an approved record change, allow for DNS caching when checking the public answer. If a zone is missing, check the provider connection and zone assignment before recreating it.

Explore the module

See the PD AWS Route 53 DNS for Blesta module page for the current product details.

Route 53 DNS task guides

• Connect AWS Route 53 DNS to Blesta with dedicated access keys
• Create a Route 53 hosted zone and set its nameservers from Blesta
• Give a client access to Route 53 DNS records in Blesta
• Add or change Route 53 A and AAAA records in Blesta
• Use Route 53 CNAME and same-zone alias records in Blesta
• Configure Route 53 MX records for email through Blesta
• Add a domain-verification TXT record in Route 53 from Blesta
• Publish SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Route 53 through Blesta
• Add a service SRV record in Route 53 through Blesta
• Create and apply Route 53 DNS templates in Blesta
• Import or export Route 53 DNS records through Blesta
• Back up Route 53 DNS records and understand restore limits in Blesta
• Set Route 53 DNS zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Automate Route 53 DNS record changes through Blesta
• Create Route 53 DNS zones automatically from Blesta services
• Troubleshoot Route 53 zone health and background jobs in Blesta
• Understand Route 53 DNSSEC support when using Blesta