AWS S3 Static Website Hosting, AWS CloudFront, and AWS Route 53 are commonly used together to host and deliver static websites efficiently and reliably. Let's go over each service and how they work together.

AWS S3 Static Website Hosting:

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) provides object storage in the cloud. It can be used to host static websites, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and other static files. To host a static website on S3, you need to create an S3 bucket and enable static website hosting for that bucket. You can configure the bucket to serve index documents and error documents for your website.


AWS CloudFront:

Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) service that accelerates the delivery of your static website's content to users worldwide. It caches your website's files in edge locations around the globe, reducing latency and improving performance. By using CloudFront with your S3 static website, you can distribute your content from edge locations closest to your users, resulting in faster load times.


AWS Route 53:

Amazon Route 53 is a scalable and highly available domain name system (DNS) web service. It allows you to register domain names and route traffic to various AWS services, including your static website hosted on S3. With Route 53, you can configure DNS records (such as A records and CNAMEs) to point your domain name to your CloudFront distribution.


To set up the integration between these services, you can follow these general steps:

  • Create an S3 bucket and enable static website hosting for it. Upload your static website files to the bucket.
  • Configure the bucket's permissions to allow public access to the website files.
  • Create a CloudFront distribution and specify the S3 bucket as the origin for the distribution.
  • Configure CloudFront to use your custom domain name for the website.
  • Update your DNS settings in Route 53 to point your domain name to the CloudFront distribution. This typically involves creating an A record or a CNAME record that maps your domain name to the CloudFront domain name.
  • Wait for DNS propagation to complete (usually takes some time) before your website becomes accessible through your custom domain name.

By combining S3 static website hosting, CloudFront, and Route 53, you can achieve a scalable, highly available, and performant setup for hosting and delivering your static website content globally.