Install Harmonix without AWS Route 53

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Our team is looking into deploying Harmonix for AWS as we had previously POCed Backstage before moving to AWS for our Platform. I see in the installation instructions that we need to create & configure a hosted zone (Route 53).

Is this a hard requirement or can AWS Harmonix be installed without Route 53?

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Hi @tdiaque Thanks for reaching out. It's not a hard requirement. However, because we deploy both backstage and GitLab securely we need a valid domain to create a certificate to allow secure connection(SSL). We use a single certificate for both apps (sub-domains).

If you wish to deploy Harmonix with your own certificate you can edit the platform IAC to import your existing certificate rather than creating one:

https://github.com/awslabs/harmonix/blob/558792058098e38f57dccbb9e19063f0d9e57a51/iac/roots/opa-common-constructs/src/hostedzone-construct.ts#L38