AWS Classroom Series – 25/Apr/2020

RDS Introduction

• Amazon RDS (Relational Database Services) is a Fully Managed Database Services to host
  • mysql/mariadb/aurora mysql
  • postgres/aurora postgres
  • Sql Server
  • Oracle

RDS Free tier Quick Start

• Cost:

  • Cost helps in understanding options
  • Here we have reserved instances
  • Options observed are:

• Creation:

  • One Free RDS Instance of mysql
  • What is free
    • Database Engines:
      • mysql
      • postgres
      • sql server express
    • How much time: 750 hours in a month

• Steps for Creation

  • Select RDS and then mysql and in templates select Free Tier

Exercise:

1. Create db instance of all the possible free tier db engines
2. Install mysql Workbench Refer here
3. If you are aware of db and mysql command line Download my-sql shell