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v2.273.0

DatabaseClusterProps Struct ​

Properties for a new database cluster.

Example ​

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret('clusteradmin'), // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    publiclyAccessible: false,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('reader1', { promotionTier: 1 }),
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader2'),
  ],
  vpcSubnets: {
    subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
  },
  vpc,
});

Properties ​

autoMinorVersionUpgradebooleanauto_minor_version_upgradeboolautoMinorVersionUpgradeBooleanAutoMinorVersionUpgradeboolAutoMinorVersionUpgrade*bool= true#
Specifies whether minor engine upgrades are applied automatically to the DB cluster during the maintenance window.
backtrackWindowDurationbacktrack_windowDurationbacktrackWindowDurationBacktrackWindowDurationBacktrackWindowDuration= 0 seconds (no backtrack)#
The number of seconds to set a cluster's target backtrack window to.

This feature is only supported by the Aurora MySQL database engine and cannot be enabled on existing clusters.

backupBackupPropsbackupBackupPropsbackupBackupPropsBackupBackupPropsBackupBackupProps= Backup retention period for auto…#
Backup settings.
default

Default: Backup retention period for automated backups is 1 day. Backup preferred window is set to a 30-minute window selected at random from an 8-hour block of time for each AWS Region, occurring on a random day of the week.

cloudwatchLogsExportsstring[]cloudwatch_logs_exportstyping.List[str]cloudwatchLogsExportsList<String>CloudwatchLogsExportsstring[]CloudwatchLogsExports*[]*string= no log exports#
The list of log types that need to be enabled for exporting to CloudWatch Logs.
cloudwatchLogsRetentionRetentionDayscloudwatch_logs_retentionRetentionDayscloudwatchLogsRetentionRetentionDaysCloudwatchLogsRetentionRetentionDaysCloudwatchLogsRetentionRetentionDays= logs never expire#
The number of days log events are kept in CloudWatch Logs.

When updating this property, unsetting it doesn't remove the log retention policy. To remove the retention policy, set the value to Infinity.

cloudwatchLogsRetentionRoleIRolecloudwatch_logs_retention_roleIRolecloudwatchLogsRetentionRoleIRoleCloudwatchLogsRetentionRoleIRoleCloudwatchLogsRetentionRoleIRole= a new role is created.#
The IAM role for the Lambda function associated with the custom resource that sets the retention policy.
clusterIdentifierstringcluster_identifierstrclusterIdentifierStringClusterIdentifierstringClusterIdentifier*string= A name is automatically generate…#
An optional identifier for the cluster.
default

Default: A name is automatically generated.

clusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityTypecluster_scailability_typeClusterScailabilityTypeclusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityTypeClusterScailabilityType= ClusterScailabilityType.STANDARDdeprecated#
Use clusterScalabilityType instead. This will be removed in the next major version.

Set LIMITLESS if you want to use a limitless database; otherwise, set it to STANDARD.

clusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityTypecluster_scalability_typeClusterScalabilityTypeclusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityTypeClusterScalabilityType= ClusterScalabilityType.STANDARD#
Specifies the scalability mode of the Aurora DB cluster.

Set LIMITLESS if you want to use a limitless database; otherwise, set it to STANDARD.

copyTagsToSnapshotbooleancopy_tags_to_snapshotboolcopyTagsToSnapshotBooleanCopyTagsToSnapshotboolCopyTagsToSnapshot*bool= true#
Whether to copy tags to the snapshot when a snapshot is created.
credentialsCredentialscredentialsCredentialscredentialsCredentialsCredentialsCredentialsCredentialsCredentials= A username of 'admin' (or 'postg…#
Credentials for the administrative user.
default

Default: A username of 'admin' (or 'postgres' for PostgreSQL) and SecretsManager-generated password

databaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsModedatabase_insights_modeDatabaseInsightsModedatabaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsModeDatabaseInsightsMode= DatabaseInsightsMode.STANDARD wh…#
The database insights mode.
default

Default: DatabaseInsightsMode.STANDARD when performance insights are enabled and Amazon Aurora engine is used, otherwise not set.

defaultDatabaseNamestringdefault_database_namestrdefaultDatabaseNameStringDefaultDatabaseNamestringDefaultDatabaseName*string= Database is not created in clust…#
Name of a database which is automatically created inside the cluster.
default

Default: Database is not created in cluster.

deleteAutomatedBackupsbooleandelete_automated_backupsbooldeleteAutomatedBackupsBooleanDeleteAutomatedBackupsboolDeleteAutomatedBackups*bool= undefined - AWS RDS default is t…#
Specifies whether to remove automated backups immediately after the DB cluster is deleted.
default

Default: undefined - AWS RDS default is to remove automated backups immediately after the DB cluster is deleted, unless the AWS Backup policy specifies a point-in-time restore rule.

deletionProtectionbooleandeletion_protectionbooldeletionProtectionBooleanDeletionProtectionboolDeletionProtection*bool= true if `removalPolicy` is RETAI…#
Indicates whether the DB cluster should have deletion protection enabled.
default

Default: true if removalPolicy is RETAIN, undefined otherwise, which will not enable deletion protection. To disable deletion protection after it has been enabled, you must explicitly set this value to false.

domainstringdomainstrdomainStringDomainstringDomain*string= DB cluster is not associated wit…#
Directory ID for associating the DB cluster with a specific Active Directory.
notes · default

Necessary for enabling Kerberos authentication. If specified, the DB cluster joins the given Active Directory, enabling Kerberos authentication. If not specified, the DB cluster will not be associated with any Active Directory, and Kerberos authentication will not be enabled.

Default: DB cluster is not associated with an Active Directory; Kerberos authentication is not enabled.

domainRoleIRoledomain_roleIRoledomainRoleIRoleDomainRoleIRoleDomainRoleIRole= If `DatabaseClusterBaseProps.dom…#
The IAM role to be used when making API calls to the Directory Service.

The role needs the AWS-managed policy AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess or equivalent.

default

Default: If DatabaseClusterBaseProps.domain is specified, a role with the AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess policy is automatically created.

enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoringbooleanenable_cluster_level_enhanced_monitoringboolenableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoringBooleanEnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoringboolEnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring*bool= When the `monitoringInterval` is…#
Whether to enable enhanced monitoring at the cluster level.

If set to true, monitoringInterval and monitoringRole are applied to not the instances, but the cluster. monitoringInterval is required to be set if enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring is set to true.

default

Default: When the monitoringInterval is set, enhanced monitoring is enabled for each instance.

enableDataApibooleanenable_data_apiboolenableDataApiBooleanEnableDataApiboolEnableDataApi*bool= false#
Whether to enable the Data API for the cluster.
enableLocalWriteForwardingbooleanenable_local_write_forwardingboolenableLocalWriteForwardingBooleanEnableLocalWriteForwardingboolEnableLocalWriteForwarding*bool= false#
Whether read replicas can forward write operations to the writer DB instance in the DB cluster.

This setting can only be enabled for Aurora MySQL 3.04 or higher, and for Aurora PostgreSQL 16.4 or higher (for version 16), 15.8 or higher (for version 15), and 14.13 or higher (for version 14).

enablePerformanceInsightsbooleanenable_performance_insightsboolenablePerformanceInsightsBooleanEnablePerformanceInsightsboolEnablePerformanceInsights*bool= false, unless `performanceInsigh…#
Whether to enable Performance Insights for the DB cluster.
default

Default: false, unless performanceInsightRetention or performanceInsightEncryptionKey is set, or databaseInsightsMode is set to DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED.

What kind of database to start.
engineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupportengine_lifecycle_supportEngineLifecycleSupportengineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupportEngineLifecycleSupport= undefined - AWS RDS default sett…#
The life cycle type for this DB cluster.
default

Default: undefined - AWS RDS default setting is EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT

iamAuthenticationbooleaniam_authenticationbooliamAuthenticationBooleanIamAuthenticationboolIamAuthentication*bool= false#
Whether to enable mapping of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) accounts to database accounts.
instanceIdentifierBasestringinstance_identifier_basestrinstanceIdentifierBaseStringInstanceIdentifierBasestringInstanceIdentifierBase*string= clusterIdentifier is used with t…#
Base identifier for instances.

Every replica is named by appending the replica number to this string, 1-based.

default

Default: clusterIdentifier is used with the word "Instance" appended. If clusterIdentifier is not provided, the identifier is automatically generated.

instancePropsInstancePropsinstance_propsInstancePropsinstancePropsInstancePropsInstancePropsInstancePropsInstancePropsInstancePropsdeprecated#
- use writer and readers instead
instancesnumberinstancesint | floatinstancesNumberInstancesdoubleInstances*float64= 2deprecated#
- use writer and readers instead

Has to be at least 1.

instanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourinstance_update_behaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourinstanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviourInstanceUpdateBehaviour= InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK#
The ordering of updates for instances.
manageMasterUserPasswordbooleanmanage_master_user_passwordboolmanageMasterUserPasswordBooleanManageMasterUserPasswordboolManageMasterUserPassword*bool= false#
Whether to use RDS native integration with AWS Secrets Manager for master user password management.

When enabled, RDS generates and manages the master user password in Secrets Manager. Cannot be used together with credentials containing a password.

monitoringIntervalDurationmonitoring_intervalDurationmonitoringIntervalDurationMonitoringIntervalDurationMonitoringIntervalDuration= no enhanced monitoring#
The interval between points when Amazon RDS collects enhanced monitoring metrics.

If you enable enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring, this property is applied to the cluster, otherwise it is applied to the instances.

monitoringRoleIRolemonitoring_roleIRolemonitoringRoleIRoleMonitoringRoleIRoleMonitoringRoleIRole= A role is automatically created …#
Role that will be used to manage DB monitoring.

If you enable enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring, this property is applied to the cluster, otherwise it is applied to the instances.

default

Default: A role is automatically created for you

networkTypeNetworkTypenetwork_typeNetworkTypenetworkTypeNetworkTypeNetworkTypeNetworkTypeNetworkTypeNetworkType= IPV4#
The network type of the DB instance.
parameterGroupIParameterGroupparameter_groupIParameterGroupparameterGroupIParameterGroupParameterGroupIParameterGroupParameterGroupIParameterGroup= No parameter group.#
Additional parameters to pass to the database engine.
parameters{ [key: string]: string }parameterstyping.Mapping[str, str]parametersMap<String, String>ParametersIDictionary<string, string>Parameters*map[string]*string= None#
The parameters in the DBClusterParameterGroup to create automatically.

You can only specify parameterGroup or parameters but not both. You need to use a versioned engine to auto-generate a DBClusterParameterGroup.

performanceInsightEncryptionKeyIKeyperformance_insight_encryption_keyIKeyperformanceInsightEncryptionKeyIKeyPerformanceInsightEncryptionKeyIKeyPerformanceInsightEncryptionKeyIKey= default master key#
The AWS KMS key for encryption of Performance Insights data.
performanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetentionperformance_insight_retentionPerformanceInsightRetentionperformanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetentionPerformanceInsightRetention= 7#
The amount of time, in days, to retain Performance Insights data.

If you set databaseInsightsMode to DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED, you must set this property to PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15.

portnumberportint | floatportNumberPortdoublePort*float64= The default for the engine is us…#
What port to listen on.
default

Default: The default for the engine is used.

preferredMaintenanceWindowstringpreferred_maintenance_windowstrpreferredMaintenanceWindowStringPreferredMaintenanceWindowstringPreferredMaintenanceWindow*string= 30-minute window selected at ran…#
A preferred maintenance window day/time range. Should be specified as a range ddd:hh24:mi-ddd:hh24:mi (24H Clock UTC).

Example: 'Sun:23:45-Mon:00:15'

default

Default: 30-minute window selected at random from an 8-hour block of time for each AWS Region, occurring on a random day of the week.

readersIClusterInstance[]readerstyping.List[IClusterInstance]readersList<IClusterInstance>ReadersIClusterInstance[]Readers*[]IClusterInstance= no readers are created. The clus…#
A list of instances to create as cluster reader instances.
default

Default: no readers are created. The cluster will have a single writer/reader

removalPolicyRemovalPolicyremoval_policyRemovalPolicyremovalPolicyRemovalPolicyRemovalPolicyRemovalPolicyRemovalPolicyRemovalPolicy= RemovalPolicy.SNAPSHOT (remove t…#
The removal policy to apply when the cluster and its instances are removed from the stack or replaced during an update.
default

Default: RemovalPolicy.SNAPSHOT (remove the cluster and instances, but retain a snapshot of the data)

replicationSourceIdentifierstringreplication_source_identifierstrreplicationSourceIdentifierStringReplicationSourceIdentifierstringReplicationSourceIdentifier*string= This DB Cluster is not a read re…#
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the source DB instance or DB cluster if this DB cluster is created as a read replica.

Cannot be used with credentials.

default

Default: This DB Cluster is not a read replica

s3ExportBucketsIBucket[]s3_export_bucketstyping.List[IBucket]s3ExportBucketsList<IBucket>S3ExportBucketsIBucket[]S3ExportBuckets*[]IBucket= None#
S3 buckets that you want to load data into. This feature is only supported by the Aurora database engine.

This property must not be used if s3ExportRole is used.

For MySQL:

s3ExportRoleIRoles3_export_roleIRoles3ExportRoleIRoleS3ExportRoleIRoleS3ExportRoleIRole= New role is created if `s3Export…#
Role that will be associated with this DB cluster to enable S3 export.
notes · default

This feature is only supported by the Aurora database engine.

This property must not be used if s3ExportBuckets is used. To use this property with Aurora PostgreSQL, it must be configured with the S3 export feature enabled when creating the DatabaseClusterEngine For MySQL:

Default: New role is created if s3ExportBuckets is set, no role is defined otherwise

s3ImportBucketsIBucket[]s3_import_bucketstyping.List[IBucket]s3ImportBucketsList<IBucket>S3ImportBucketsIBucket[]S3ImportBuckets*[]IBucket= None#
S3 buckets that you want to load data from. This feature is only supported by the Aurora database engine.

This property must not be used if s3ImportRole is used.

For MySQL:

s3ImportRoleIRoles3_import_roleIRoles3ImportRoleIRoleS3ImportRoleIRoleS3ImportRoleIRole= New role is created if `s3Import…#
Role that will be associated with this DB cluster to enable S3 import.
notes · default

This feature is only supported by the Aurora database engine.

This property must not be used if s3ImportBuckets is used. To use this property with Aurora PostgreSQL, it must be configured with the S3 import feature enabled when creating the DatabaseClusterEngine For MySQL:

Default: New role is created if s3ImportBuckets is set, no role is defined otherwise

securityGroupsISecurityGroup[]security_groupstyping.List[ISecurityGroup]securityGroupsList<ISecurityGroup>SecurityGroupsISecurityGroup[]SecurityGroups*[]ISecurityGroup= a new security group is created.#
Security group.
serverlessV2AutoPauseDurationDurationserverless_v2_auto_pause_durationDurationserverlessV2AutoPauseDurationDurationServerlessV2AutoPauseDurationDurationServerlessV2AutoPauseDurationDuration= The default is 300 seconds (5 mi…#
Specifies the duration an Aurora Serverless v2 DB instance must be idle before Aurora attempts to automatically pause it.

The duration must be between 300 seconds (5 minutes) and 86,400 seconds (24 hours).

default

Default: The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

serverlessV2MaxCapacitynumberserverless_v2_max_capacityint | floatserverlessV2MaxCapacityNumberServerlessV2MaxCapacitydoubleServerlessV2MaxCapacity*float64= 2#
The maximum number of Aurora capacity units (ACUs) for a DB instance in an Aurora Serverless v2 cluster.

You can specify ACU values in half-step increments, such as 40, 40.5, 41, and so on. The largest value that you can use is 256.

The maximum capacity must be higher than 0.5 ACUs.

serverlessV2MinCapacitynumberserverless_v2_min_capacityint | floatserverlessV2MinCapacityNumberServerlessV2MinCapacitydoubleServerlessV2MinCapacity*float64= 0.5#
The minimum number of Aurora capacity units (ACUs) for a DB instance in an Aurora Serverless v2 cluster.
notes

You can specify ACU values in half-step increments, such as 8, 8.5, 9, and so on. The smallest value that you can use is 0.

For Aurora versions that support the Aurora Serverless v2 auto-pause feature, the smallest value that you can use is 0. For versions that don't support Aurora Serverless v2 auto-pause, the smallest value that you can use is 0.5.

storageEncryptedbooleanstorage_encryptedboolstorageEncryptedBooleanStorageEncryptedboolStorageEncrypted*bool= true if storageEncryptionKey is …#
Whether to enable storage encryption.
default

Default: true if storageEncryptionKey is provided, false otherwise

storageEncryptionKeyIKeyRefstorage_encryption_keyIKeyRefstorageEncryptionKeyIKeyRefStorageEncryptionKeyIKeyRefStorageEncryptionKeyIKeyRef= if storageEncrypted is true then…#
The KMS key for storage encryption.

If specified, storageEncrypted will be set to true.

default

Default: if storageEncrypted is true then the default master key, no key otherwise

storageTypeDBClusterStorageTypestorage_typeDBClusterStorageTypestorageTypeDBClusterStorageTypeStorageTypeDBClusterStorageTypeStorageTypeDBClusterStorageType= DBClusterStorageType.AURORA#
The storage type to be associated with the DB cluster.
subnetGroupIDBSubnetGroupRefsubnet_groupIDBSubnetGroupRefsubnetGroupIDBSubnetGroupRefSubnetGroupIDBSubnetGroupRefSubnetGroupIDBSubnetGroupRef= a new subnet group will be creat…#
Existing subnet group for the cluster.
default

Default: a new subnet group will be created.

vpcIVpcvpcIVpcvpcIVpcVpcIVpcVpcIVpc#
What subnets to run the RDS instances in.

Must be at least 2 subnets in two different AZs.

vpcSubnetsSubnetSelectionvpc_subnetsSubnetSelectionvpcSubnetsSubnetSelectionVpcSubnetsSubnetSelectionVpcSubnetsSubnetSelection= the Vpc default strategy if not …#
Where to place the instances within the VPC.
default

Default: the Vpc default strategy if not specified.

writerIClusterInstancewriterIClusterInstancewriterIClusterInstanceWriterIClusterInstanceWriterIClusterInstance= required if instanceProps is not…#
The instance to use for the cluster writer.
default

Default: required if instanceProps is not provided

Used as props by ​