Getting started with Amazon RDS
The AWS Management Console provides a web-based interface for accessing and managing all your Amazon RDS resources. You gain programmatic access to Amazon RDS resources through the AWS CLI and RDS APIs. In addition, Amazon RDS is supported by a wide range of third party tools.
As part of the AWS Free Tier, the Amazon RDS Free Tier helps new AWS customers get started with a managed database service in the cloud for free. You can use the Amazon RDS Free Tier to develop new applications, test existing applications, or simply gain hands-on experience with Amazon RDS.
The AWS Management Console is a web-based interface for accessing and managing your Amazon RDS resources. You can easily and securely create new database instances, modify their parameters, scale compute and memory resources, increase database storage, and perform snapshots. The Amazon RDS Getting Started Guide shows you step-by-step how to perform these tasks.
To control and automate Amazon RDS resources from the command line, use the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).
Amazon RDS allows you to use a simple set of web services APIs to create, delete, and modify database instances. You can also control access and security for your instances and manage your database backups and snapshots. For a full list of the available Amazon RDS APIs, please see the Amazon RDS API Guide.
Here are some tutorials to help you get started with Amazon RDS:
- Creating an Aurora DB Instance on an Aurora Cluster and Connecting to a Database
- Creating a MariaDB DB Instance and Connecting to a Database
- Creating a Microsoft SQL Server DB Instance and Connecting to a Database
- Creating a MySQL DB Instance and Connecting to a Database
- Creating an Oracle DB Instance and Connecting to a Database
- Creating a PostgreSQL DB Instance and Connecting to a Database
- 10 Minute Tutorial: Amazon RDS Backup & Restore using AWS Backup
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizable capacity for industry-standard relational databases and manages common database administration tasks.
AWS Prescriptive Guidance provides time-tested strategies, guides, and patterns for accelerating your cloud migration, modernization, or optimization projects with Amazon RDS.
Amazon RDS Documentation
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizable capacity for industry-standard relational databases and manages common database administration tasks.
Amazon RDS User Guide
Describes all Amazon RDS concepts and provides instructions on how to use the various features within both the console and the command line interface.
Amazon RDS in the AWS CLI Reference
Describes all the CLI commands for Amazon RDS in detail. Provides all syntax. Also, provides examples for the most common commands.
Amazon Aurora User Guide
Describes all Amazon Aurora concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface.
API Reference
Describes all the API operations for Amazon RDS in detail. Also, provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
Performance Insights API Reference
Describes all the API operations for Amazon RDS Performance Insights in detail. Also, provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols.
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High availability, durability, and disaster recovery for your relational databases
Whether you need to expand HA and DR capabilities for a current database or you’re looking to adopt a new database, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) offers consistency, scalability, and durability. Deploy across multiple Availability Zones (locations) and regions and be confident your data is always within reach.
Build better applications and accelerate app development with Amazon RDS
Whether you’re migrating a database or building a new app, choosing the right database can have a significant impact on your development schedule and code quality. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) promotes faster development, scalable applications, and low administrative costs.
