What is Route 53?
AWS's domain name system service for routing users to your application.
Why It Matters
Route 53 provides reliable DNS with health checking and routing policies for high-availability applications.
Real-World Example
Using Route 53 to point your domain to your AWS infrastructure with failover to a backup region.
“Understanding terms like Route 53 matters because it helps you have better conversations with developers and make smarter decisions about your software. You do not need to be technical. You just need to know enough to ask the right questions.”
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Related Terms
Domain
The human-readable web address people type to visit your website, like '13labs.com.au'
DNS
The internet's phone book that translates domain names into the server addresses computers understand
AWS
Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud computing platform offering hundreds of services
Server
A computer that runs continuously to handle requests, store data, and serve your application to users
Serverless
A way to run code without managing your own servers, where the cloud provider handles everything
Edge Functions
Code that runs on servers close to your users around the world, rather than in one central location