public hosted zones

Public Hosted Zones

Bit the Chipmunk, AWS Expert published on
5 min, 959 words

It’s me, Bit the Chipmunk! Let’s talk about one of the most visible parts of AWS DNS design — Route 53 Public Hosted Zones (PHZs). Public hosted zones are your go-to for making domain names resolvable on the public internet — whether you’re mapping a static website, an API endpoint, or a multi-region failover setup.

When the exam asks about public access, global availability, or internet-facing architectures, your chipmunk senses should start tingling for Route 53 Public Hosted Zones!

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