I am attempting to set up a simple api subdomain (api.example.com) on my site and am unable to figure out how to do this on Google Domains. I feel as though I have attempted every possible combination of records and hosts.
I am hosing my API on port 80 of an EC2 instance. After configuring the instance, I am able to hit the API on my browser. The following two items typed into my URL bar work correctly:
12.345.678.90
ec2-12-345-678-90.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
Trying to make this a subdomain on Google Domains is not working as expected. The closest I have come to making it work is setting up:
Synthetic Records:
- Subdomain Forward
- Subdomain: api.example.com
- Destination URL: ec2-12-345-678-90.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
This hits the endpoint and returns what is expected, however the URL changes to the Destination url, and does not stay at api.example.com.
I have tried registered hosts, CNAME and A name records, but with no success.
How can I set up a subdomain with Google Domains so that when I type in api.example.com it hits the desired endpoint and the url stays at api.example.com (and doesn't forward to the destination URL)?
Edit:
- This answer does not help, as it is setting a TXT record.
