This post will show you how to use your custom 1&1 domain to point at an AWS static website hosted in an S3 bucket.
Open Route 53 in the Amazon console and click ‘Create Hosted Zone’.
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hosted_zone-1024x377.png)
Type in the domain name which must be the same as the S3 bucket.
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/create_hosted_zone-1024x472.png)
Click create record set and do the following
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/a_record-1024x717.jpg)
- Leave the name blank
- Create an A Record
- Click on Alias (Yes)
choose your S3 Bucket from the dropdown. - Click Create.
Copy the amazon nameserver settings from the NS Record.
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/a_record-1-1024x717.jpg)
Go to the 1&1 console for your domain and click Settings -> NameServer
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/domains-1024x812.png)
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/current_nameserver-1024x576.png)
You will see the current nameserver settings. Click on Custom name servers and enter the details from the AWS console.
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/updated_nameservers-1024x461.jpg)
You might have to wait for a few minutes but your domain should now be connected.
![](https://johndobie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/finished_s3-1-1024x852.jpg)
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