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+# aws-dns
+
+This collection of submodules will enable adding various DNS entries through Terraform, takes care of a number of
+steps, and also creates a heritage record for each entry. This heritage record allows us to know when an entry was created,
+what region and account it's in, and additional optional details.
+
+The following resource record types are available:
+
+* [Alias record CNAME](cname)
+