Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

Learn about the important concepts of Amazon RDS, instances, and deployment options.

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a fully managed database service that allows easy setup, operations, scalability, and high availability in the cloud. It provides cost-effective solutions for scalable and reliable businesses. It is suitable for structured and relational data store requirements.

DB instance

A DB instance in Amazon RDS is an isolated database environment and a basic building block of RDS. A single DB instance can have multiple databases, which can be accessed using client tools and applications. Multiple DB instances can be grouped together under a single cluster. Database instances can be spread across multiple Availability Zones to achieve high availability. 

The instance endpoint is created based on the DB instance name, and it has the following format:

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