How to transfer your domains from GoDaddy to Amazon Route 53

Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service. Moreover, Route 53 provides domain registration and automatic renewal every year. If you’re already using AWS, it’s much easier to manage your domains in AWS alongside other services.

In this post, I’ll explain how to migrate our domains from GoDaddy to AWS. All processes will be completed under 15 minutes.

Before starting, be sure that your domain TLD (top-level domain) is supported by AWS and your domain is not locked for transfer, pending for transfer, deleted or in redemption period.

We will go step by step via the screenshots.

Lets’s start with GoDaddy;

Select your domain to transfer and click manage.

Unlock your domain for transferring.

You will receive an email about domain status notification.

Get authorization code to give access to AWS.