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Amazon RDS and Aurora Documentation

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks. Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine that's built for the cloud and compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. Amazon Aurora is part of Amazon RDS.

User Guides

  1. Describes all Amazon RDS concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface.
  2. Describes all Amazon Aurora concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface.

References

  1. Describes all the CLI commands for Amazon RDS in detail. Provides all syntax. Also provides examples for the most common commands.
  2. Describes all the CLI commands for Amazon RDS Performance Insights in detail. Provides all syntax. Also provides examples for the most common commands.
  3. Describes all the CLI commands for RDS Data API in detail. Provides all syntax.
  4. Describes all the API operations for Amazon RDS in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
  5. Describes all the API operations for Performance Insights in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols.
  6. Describes all operations for RDS Data API in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols.

Release Notes

  1. Describes the Oracle Database versions that are supported by Amazon RDS.
  2. Describes the PostgreSQL versions and extensions that are supported by Amazon RDS.
  3. Describes the Aurora MySQL versions that are supported by Amazon Aurora.
  4. Describes the Aurora PostgreSQL versions and extensions that are supported by Amazon Aurora.

Best Practices

  1. Find best practices for choosing the right AWS database service, migrating your database, and managing database services.
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