login to [[AWS]] click into the search bar at the top, type 'RDS' which stands for relational database service i went with 'easy create', the settings im not so concerned with at this point selected postgreSQL, which is a common database im familiar with and popular choice ![[Pasted image 20250513115740.png]] i want to keep my costs as low as possible at this point, we're not going to be running anything crazy (above 500k records, <50 unique tables), free tier should be enough for now comes out to $15 a month if i leave it turned on the entire time (which i dont plan on) ![[Pasted image 20250513115801.png]] again, anything that AWS can handle for me in terms of credentials management and encryption will save me time with configuring the thing. i just want it to run, safely and securely ![[Pasted image 20250513115220.png]] we're not going to setup an EC2 connection, the default settings are sufficient, we wont need to go into the instance the postgres installation is and be tweaking any settings ![[Pasted image 20250513115336.png]] just a brief comment or two on the default settings when we selected 'easy create' - automatic backups: we want this in case we make any mistakes or need to roll back the entire database at any point in time ![[Pasted image 20250513115945.png]] - we like that monitoring, performance insights and maintenance are all turned on ![[Pasted image 20250513120005.png]] now it will bring me to the Aurora and RDS -> Databases view, where im just waiting for the instance to properly turn on ![[Pasted image 20250513120135.png]] we'll just wait until we see status change from 'creating' to 'available' ![[Pasted image 20250513133254.png]] now we can connect using our favorite database IDE - i prefer jetbrains products (SQLGrip) but DBeaver can be a good option as well --- **Part of**: [[Cloud Infrastructure]]