Connect AWS EC2 Instance to Godaddy Domain

This article explains how to connect an AWS EC2 instance to a domain registered with GoDaddy. It is assumed that the EC2 instance is already running and publicly available.

  1. Open the AWS Console and go to the EC2 Management Console
  2. Select the desired instance. In the Description tab find and copy the public IP address (“IPv4 Public IP”)

Note: Public IPv4 addresses are reallocated each time you stop or restart an instance. To make the IP address persistent, allocate a static one with Elastic IPs and associate it with your EC2 instance.

  1. Go to your GoDaddy account and open the DNS manager for the desired domain
  2. In the Records table, find the record type “A” (Name/Host “@”), and edit its value to point to the public IP address of your EC2 instance (if there is no “A” record, create a new one)
  3. Click Save
  4. Your EC2 instance is now mapped to your GoDaddy domain

Note: It will take between 1 to 48 hours for the DNS to resolve your new IP address.

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