How to use the command cli53 (with examples)
cli53 is a command line tool for managing Amazon Route 53, which is a scalable and highly available domain name system (DNS) web service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The cli53 command provides a convenient way to interact with the Amazon Route 53 service using the command line interface.
Use case 1: List domains
Code:
cli53 list
Motivation:
- To retrieve a list of all the domains hosted in the Amazon Route 53 service.
Explanation:
list: This subcommand is used to list all the domains hosted under the user’s AWS account.
Example output:
example1.com
example2.com
example3.com
Use case 2: Create a domain
Code:
cli53 create mydomain.com --comment "comment"
Motivation:
- To create a new domain named “mydomain.com” in the Amazon Route 53 service.
Explanation:
create: This subcommand is used to create a new domain in the Amazon Route 53 service.mydomain.com: The name of the domain to be created.--comment "comment": An optional parameter to add a comment to the domain.
Example output:
Domain created successfully: mydomain.com
Use case 3: Export a bind zone file to stdout
Code:
cli53 export mydomain.com
Motivation:
- To export the DNS records of the “mydomain.com” domain in the bind zone file format.
Explanation:
export: This subcommand is used to export the DNS records of a domain in a specific format.mydomain.com: The name of the domain to be exported.
Example output:
$ORIGIN mydomain.com.
$TTL 300
@ IN SOA ns-123.awsdns-12.net. hostmaster.mydomain.com. (
1 ; serial
7200 ; refresh (2 hours)
900 ; retry (15 minutes)
1209600 ; expire (2 weeks)
86400 ; minimum (1 day)
)
@ 300 IN NS ns-123.awsdns-12.net.
@ 300 IN NS ns-456.awsdns-34.org.
@ 300 IN NS ns-789.awsdns-56.com.
@ 300 IN NS ns-012.awsdns-78.co.uk.
@ 300 IN MX 10 mail.mydomain.com.
mail 300 IN A 150.130.110.1
www 300 IN CNAME lb
...
Use case 4: Create a “www” subdomain pointing to a relative record in the same zone
Code:
cli53 rc|rrcreate mydomain.com 'www 300 CNAME lb'
Motivation:
- To create a subdomain named “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to a relative record “lb” in the same zone.
Explanation:
rc|rrcreate: This subcommand is used to create a new resource record in the Amazon Route 53 service.mydomain.com: The name of the domain in which the new resource record will be created.'www 300 CNAME lb': The details of the new resource record to be created. In this case, it creates a CNAME record for “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to “lb” in the same zone.
Example output:
Resource record created successfully: www.mydomain.com CNAME lb
Use case 5: Create a “www” subdomain pointing to an external address
Code:
cli53 rc|rrcreate mydomain.com 'www 300 CNAME lb.externalhost.com.'
Motivation:
- To create a subdomain named “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to an external address “lb.externalhost.com”.
Explanation:
rc|rrcreate: This subcommand is used to create a new resource record in the Amazon Route 53 service.mydomain.com: The name of the domain in which the new resource record will be created.'www 300 CNAME lb.externalhost.com.': The details of the new resource record to be created. In this case, it creates a CNAME record for “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to an external host “lb.externalhost.com”.
Example output:
Resource record created successfully: www.mydomain.com CNAME lb.externalhost.com.
Use case 6: Create a “www” subdomain pointing to an IP address
Code:
cli53 rc|rrcreate mydomain.com 'www 300 A 150.130.110.1'
Motivation:
- To create a subdomain named “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to an IP address “150.130.110.1”.
Explanation:
rc|rrcreate: This subcommand is used to create a new resource record in the Amazon Route 53 service.mydomain.com: The name of the domain in which the new resource record will be created.'www 300 A 150.130.110.1': The details of the new resource record to be created. In this case, it creates an A record for “www.mydomain.com ” pointing to the IP address “150.130.110.1”.
Example output:
Resource record created successfully: www.mydomain.com A 150.130.110.1
Use case 7: Replace a “www” subdomain pointing to a different IP
Code:
cli53 rc|rrcreate --replace 'www 300 A 150.130.110.2'
Motivation:
- To replace the IP address of the subdomain “www.mydomain.com ” with a different IP address “150.130.110.2”.
Explanation:
rc|rrcreate: This subcommand is used to create or replace a resource record in the Amazon Route 53 service.--replace: An option to specify that the resource record being created should replace any existing resource record with the same name and type.'www 300 A 150.130.110.2': The details of the new resource record to be created or replaced. In this case, it replaces the existing A record for “www.mydomain.com ” with the new IP address “150.130.110.2”.
Example output:
Resource record replaced successfully: www.mydomain.com A 150.130.110.2
Use case 8: Delete a record A
Code:
cli53 rd|rrdelete mydomain.com www A
Motivation:
- To delete the A record for the subdomain “www.mydomain.com ”.
Explanation:
rd|rrdelete: This subcommand is used to delete a resource record from the Amazon Route 53 service.mydomain.com: The name of the domain from which the resource record will be deleted.www: The name of the subdomain for which the resource record will be deleted.A: The type of the resource record to be deleted.
Example output:
Resource record deleted successfully: www.mydomain.com A
Conclusion:
In this article, we have explored various use cases of the cli53 command for managing Amazon Route 53. It provides a powerful and flexible way to interact with the Amazon Route 53 service from the command line, allowing users to list domains, create domains, export zone files, create and manage resource records, and more. With the examples provided, users can easily understand how to use the cli53 command for their DNS management needs.
