Using netlify and EC2 API server... configuration help

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I’m using Netlify to host a static app and using EC2 as my API server. I’m trying to use the domain name that I purchased on Route53 on Netlify and use it to point towards my EC2, but I’m having a tough time figuring out how this would work?

I don’t think I can let Netlify host my DNS records, because I’m using an Application Load Balancer on AWS which is behind a VPC. Haven’t confirmed this.

I’m thinking about creating a CNAME for api.mydomainname.com to handle my API requests and then create an A name for the base domain on Netlify.

Any thoughts on how best to handle this?

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I’d suggest using Netlify DNS and configuring Route53 with Netlify’s name servers, so long as we’re not inhibited by your setup at AWS. It’s worth a try!

Though, you can still use a domain at Netlify and have your DNS elsewhere.

Then, you can proxy to EC2 with a simple redirect rule.

Interested to hear how things go!