PD AWS Route 53 DNS connects Amazon Route 53 to WHMCS, 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 WHMCS first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD AWS Route 53 DNS from its Store. Allow the administrator role 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 WHMCS module page for the current product details.

Route 53 DNS task guides

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