Connect external AWS domain with Shopify

Connection will be done in three main steps:

  1. Add the domain to Shopify.
  2. Log in to domain provider (AWS) and connect the domain to Shopify.
  3. Verify the connection in Shopify.

Add the domain to Shopify

  1. Go to Shopify domains .
  2. Click Connect existing domain link.
  3. On Connect existing domain page add your external domain shop.yourdomain.com.

Log in to domain provider (AWS) and connect the domain to Shopify.

  1. Go to hosted zones on AWS Console Route 53 module.
  2. Go to yourdomain.com hosted zone.
  3. Click the Create Record button
  4. On the Add record  page add a CNAME record with following options:
    • Record name: shop.yourdomain.com 
    • Record type: CNAME
    • Value: shops.myshopify.com 
    • Alias: No
    • TTL (seconds): 300
    • Routing policy: Simple
  5. Save the record.

Verify the connection in Shopify

  1. Go back to Connect existing domain page on shopify portal where you added the added the domain shop.yourdomain.com
  2. Click Verify Connection button.

After verification completion the domain shop.yourdomain.com will be ready to use now.

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