25.2.3.2. Create a Relational Database Service Database Instance
Summary
This topic covers the steps to create a relational database service database instance, using MySQL as an example.
Warning
It is highly recommended that the back-up and maintenance features remain enabled for production environments.
Important
It is good practice to create separate user/password pairs for each application accessing the database. Tune other configuration options according to your application's requirements.
Procedure 25.8. Create a Relational Database Service Database Instance
- Click on the RDS in the AWS console.
- Subscribe to the service if needed.
- Click on Launch DB instance.
- Click on MySQL.
- Select a version. For example,
5.5.12. - Select small instance.
- Ensure Multi-AZ Deployment and Auto upgrade are
off. - Set Storage to
5GB. - Define the database administrator's username and password and click Next.
- Select a database name to be created with the instance, and click Next.
- Disable back-ups and maintenance, if necessary.
- Confirm the settings.
Result
The database is created. It will initialize and be ready for use after a few minutes.