What is Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)?

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a managed relational database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases in the cloud.

Useful AWS RDS CLI Commands:

Create a DB Instance:

aws rds create-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <identifier> --db-instance-class <class> --engine <engine> --master-username <username> --master-user-password <password> --allocated-storage <size>
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Delete a DB Instance:

aws rds delete-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <identifier> --skip-final-snapshot
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Modify a DB Instance:

aws rds modify-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <identifier> --apply-immediately --db-instance-class <new-class>
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Describe DB Instances:

aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier <identifier>
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Reboot a DB Instance:

aws rds reboot-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <identifier>
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Create a DB Snapshot:

aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot-identifier> --db-instance-identifier <instance-identifier>
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Describe DB Snapshots:

aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot-identifier>
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Restore DB Instance from Snapshot:

aws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier <new-instance-identifier> --db-snapshot-identifier <snapshot-identifier>
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Create a Read Replica:

aws rds create-db-instance-read-replica --db-instance-identifier <replica-identifier> --source-db-instance-identifier <source-identifier>
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Promote Read Replica:

aws rds promote-read-replica --db-instance-identifier <replica-identifier>
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