Lightsail with Plesk - do I need DNS zones and/or Route 53?

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I currently host a few small websites with another provider and am evaluating AWS Lighthouse because it is cheaper than my current host. If I'm using Plesk, do I need to transfer my domains to Route 53? I've currently got approximately 10 domains (a few of which are simply used for redirecting to sites with similar domains and a few which are just used for development/playing around), and would prefer to not have to transfer all of them to a new registrar, and Plesk already handles all the DNS records for me.

Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

If you use AWS services such as Lightsail, I think migrating your domain to Route53 will make integration and management easier.  
If you are thinking about setting up a Lightsail load balancer in the future, I think it would be convenient to use Route53 because you can use alias records.  
Also, it is not absolutely necessary to migrate, so I think it is better to compare the costs, time, and labor required for migration before deciding whether to migrate.  
https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/amazon-lightsail-using-route-53-to-point-a-domain-to-an-instance  
https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/add-alias-record-for-lightsail-load-balancer

Lightsail with Plesk - do I need DNS zones and/or Route 53?

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