Accessing Databases in VPC
Learn the best practices for connecting Lambda functions to relational databases (e.g., RDS) and other data stores residing within your private VPC network.
Connect Lambda to Private DBs
Welcome! In this lesson, you'll learn how to securely connect your Lambda functions to databases that reside within your private Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
This is crucial for serverless applications that need to interact with sensitive or internal data stores like Amazon RDS or other databases that aren't publicly accessible.
Lambda & Your Private Database
You've already configured your Lambda function to operate within a VPC (from the previous lesson). Now, we'll focus on how that Lambda can reach a database that's also inside the same VPC.
This setup ensures secure, internal communication, keeping your database isolated from the public internet.