# Creating a rule group and rules
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To create a rule group and add rules to it, follow the steps in this procedure.

**To create a rule group and its rules**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).

   Choose **DNS Firewall** in the navigation pane to open the DNS Firewall **Rule groups** page on the Amazon VPC console. Continue to step 3.

   - OR - 

   Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the 

   the Amazon VPC console under [https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/). 

1. In the navigation pane, under **DNS Firewall**, choose **Rule groups**.

1. On the navigation bar, choose the Region for the rule group. 

1. Choose **Add rule group**, then follow the wizard guidance to specify your rule group and rule settings.

   For information about the values for rule groups, see [Rule group settings in DNS Firewall](resolver-dns-firewall-rule-group-settings.md).

   For information about the values for rules, see [Rule settings in DNS Firewall](resolver-dns-firewall-rule-settings.md).