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AWS for Backend Developers (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) · Lesson

Launching and Connecting to RDS

Provision an RDS database instance, configure its settings, and establish a secure connection from your application.

Launching Your RDS Database

Welcome to launching and connecting to Amazon RDS! In this lesson, you'll learn how to provision a managed relational database instance, configure its essential settings, and prepare it for secure connections from your applications.

Core Configuration Steps

When you create an RDS instance, you'll first choose your database engine and its version:

  • Engine: Popular choices include MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL Server.
  • Version: Always select a stable, supported version for your chosen engine.
  • Templates: AWS provides templates like 'Production', 'Dev/Test', or 'Free tier' to pre-fill some settings for common use cases.

These initial choices set the foundation for your database.

All lessons in this course

  1. Introduction to Amazon RDS
  2. Launching and Connecting to RDS
  3. RDS Backups and High Availability
  4. Scaling and Performance Tuning in RDS
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