# Heroku Web App with Naked/Root Domain on Route 53

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###### tags: `heroku` `route53`

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## CNAME record

- Record name: **`subdomain`**`.somewhere.net`
- Record type: **CNAME**
- Value: **`appname.herokuapp.com`**

## A record

- Record type: **A**
- Alias: ✅ (Checked)
- Route traffic to: **Alias to another record in this hosted zone**
- Choose record: **`subdomain.somewhere.net`**

## Reference

- [StackOverflow: Heroku SSL with Route53](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21295614/heroku-ssl-with-route53#answer-21297754)