Creating Namespaces

To create a namespace, perform the following procedure.

AWS Management Console

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Cloud Map console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudmap/.

2. Choose Create namespace.

3. On the Create namespace page, enter the applicable values. For more information, see Values That You Specify When You Create Namespaces.

4. Choose Create namespace.

AWS CLI

• Create a namespace with the command for the instance discovery type you would prefer (replace the red values with your own):

  • Create an HTTP namespace using create-http-namespace. Service instances registered using an HTTP namespace can be discovered using a DiscoverInstances request, but they can't be discovered using DNS.

    aws servicediscovery create-http-namespace --name name-of-namespace

  • Create a private namespace based on DNS and only visible inside a specified Amazon VPC using create-private-dns-namespace. You can discover instances that were registered with a private DNS namespace by using either a DiscoverInstances request or using DNS.

    aws servicediscovery create-private-dns-namespace --name name-of-namespace --vpc vpc-xxxxxxxxx

  • Create a public namespace based on DNS that is visible on the internet using create-public-dns-namespace. You can discover instances that were registered with a public DNS namespace by using either a DiscoverInstances request or using DNS.

    aws servicediscovery create-public-dns-namespace --name name-of-namespace