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Amazon Relational Database Service Construct Library ​

ts
import * as rds from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-rds';
python
import aws_cdk.aws_rds as rds
java
import software.amazon.awscdk.services.rds.*;
csharp
using Amazon.CDK.AWS.RDS;
go
import rds "github.com/aws/aws-cdk-go/awscdk"

Starting a clustered database ​

To set up a clustered database (like Aurora), define a DatabaseCluster. You must always launch a database in a VPC. Use the vpcSubnets attribute to control whether your instances will be launched privately or publicly:

You must specify the instance to use as the writer, along with an optional list of readers (up to 15).

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,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_generated_secret("clusteradmin"),  # Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        publicly_accessible=False
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader1", promotion_tier=1),
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader2")
    ],
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(
        subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    ),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .credentials(Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret("clusteradmin")) // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .publiclyAccessible(false)
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader1", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder().promotionTier(1).build()), ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader2")))
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder()
                .subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS)
                .build())
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Credentials = Credentials.FromGeneratedSecret("clusteradmin"),  // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        PubliclyAccessible = false
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.Provisioned("reader1", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps { PromotionTier = 1 }), ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader2") },
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection {
        SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromGeneratedSecret(jsii.String("clusteradmin")),
	 // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(false),
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*Provisioned(jsii.String("reader1"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
			PromotionTier: jsii.Number(1),
		}),
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader2")),
	},
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

To adopt Aurora I/O-Optimized, specify DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1 on the storageType property.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres({ version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_15_2 }),
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromUsername('adminuser', { password: SecretValue.unsafePlainText('7959866cacc02c2d243ecfe177464fe6') }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    publiclyAccessible: false,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('reader')
  ],
  storageType: rds.DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
  vpcSubnets: {
    subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
  },
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_postgres(version=rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_15_2),
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_username("adminuser", password=SecretValue.unsafe_plain_text("7959866cacc02c2d243ecfe177464fe6")),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        publicly_accessible=False
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader")
    ],
    storage_type=rds.DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(
        subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    ),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres(AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_15_2).build()))
        .credentials(Credentials.fromUsername("adminuser", CredentialsFromUsernameOptions.builder().password(SecretValue.unsafePlainText("7959866cacc02c2d243ecfe177464fe6")).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .publiclyAccessible(false)
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader")))
        .storageType(DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1)
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder()
                .subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS)
                .build())
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraPostgres(new AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_15_2 }),
    Credentials = Credentials.FromUsername("adminuser", new CredentialsFromUsernameOptions { Password = SecretValue.UnsafePlainText("7959866cacc02c2d243ecfe177464fe6") }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        PubliclyAccessible = false
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.Provisioned("reader") },
    StorageType = DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection {
        SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraPostgres(&AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion_VER_15_2(),
	}),
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromUsername(jsii.String("adminuser"), &CredentialsFromUsernameOptions{
		Password: awscdk.SecretValue_UnsafePlainText(jsii.String("7959866cacc02c2d243ecfe177464fe6")),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(false),
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*Provisioned(jsii.String("reader")),
	},
	StorageType: rds.DBClusterStorageType_AURORA_IOPT1,
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

If there isn't a constant for the exact version you want to use, all of the Version classes have a static of method that can be used to create an arbitrary version.

ts
const customEngineVersion = rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.of('5.7.mysql_aurora.2.08.1');
python
custom_engine_version = rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.of("5.7.mysql_aurora.2.08.1")
java
AuroraMysqlEngineVersion customEngineVersion = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.of("5.7.mysql_aurora.2.08.1");
csharp
var customEngineVersion = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.Of("5.7.mysql_aurora.2.08.1");
go
customEngineVersion := rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_Of(jsii.String("5.7.mysql_aurora.2.08.1"))

By default, the master password will be generated and stored in AWS Secrets Manager with auto-generated description.

Your cluster will be empty by default. To add a default database upon construction, specify the defaultDatabaseName attribute.

When you create a DB instance in your cluster, Aurora automatically chooses an appropriate AZ for that instance if you don't specify an AZ. You can place each instance in fixed availability zone by specifying availabilityZone property. For details, see Regions and Availability Zones.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    availabilityZone: 'us-east-1a',
  }),
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        availability_zone="us-east-1a"
    ),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .availabilityZone("us-east-1a")
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        AvailabilityZone = "us-east-1a"
    }),
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_02_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		AvailabilityZone: jsii.String("us-east-1a"),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

To use dual-stack mode, specify NetworkType.DUAL on the networkType property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc; // VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    publiclyAccessible: false,
  }),
  vpc,
  networkType: rds.NetworkType.DUAL,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        publicly_accessible=False
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    network_type=rds.NetworkType.DUAL
)
java
Vpc vpc;
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .publiclyAccessible(false)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .networkType(NetworkType.DUAL)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_02_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        PubliclyAccessible = false
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    NetworkType = NetworkType.DUAL
});
go
var vpc Vpc
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_02_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(false),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	NetworkType: rds.NetworkType_DUAL,
})

For more information about dual-stack mode, see Working with a DB cluster in a VPC.

If you want to issue read/write transactions directly on an Aurora Replica, you can use local write forwarding on Aurora MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL. Local write forwarding allows read replicas to accept write transactions and forward them to the writer DB instance to be committed.

To enable local write forwarding, set the enableLocalWriteForwarding property to true:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.IVpc;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('readerInstance1'),
  ],
  vpc,
  enableLocalWriteForwarding: true,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.IVpc


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("readerInstance1")
    ],
    vpc=vpc,
    enable_local_write_forwarding=True
)
java
IVpc vpc;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("readerInstance1")))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .enableLocalWriteForwarding(true)
        .build();
csharp
IVpc vpc;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("readerInstance1") },
    Vpc = vpc,
    EnableLocalWriteForwarding = true
});
go
var vpc IVpc


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_07_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*ServerlessV2(jsii.String("readerInstance1")),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
	EnableLocalWriteForwarding: jsii.Boolean(true),
})

Note: Local write forwarding is supported only 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).

Use DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot to create a cluster from a snapshot:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora({ version: rds.AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_22_2 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
  snapshotIdentifier: 'mySnapshot',
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora(version=rds.AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_22_2),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    snapshot_identifier="mySnapshot"
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora(AuroraClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_22_2).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .snapshotIdentifier("mySnapshot")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterFromSnapshotProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.Aurora(new AuroraClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_22_2 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    SnapshotIdentifier = "mySnapshot"
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseClusterFromSnapshot(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterFromSnapshotProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_Aurora(&AuroraClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraEngineVersion_VER_1_22_2(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	SnapshotIdentifier: jsii.String("mySnapshot"),
})

By default, automatic minor version upgrades for the engine type are enabled in a cluster, but you can also disable this. To do so, set autoMinorVersionUpgrade to false.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.IVpc;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  vpc,
  autoMinorVersionUpgrade: false,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.IVpc


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    vpc=vpc,
    auto_minor_version_upgrade=False
)
java
IVpc vpc;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .autoMinorVersionUpgrade(false)
        .build();
csharp
IVpc vpc;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    AutoMinorVersionUpgrade = false
});
go
var vpc IVpc


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_07_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	AutoMinorVersionUpgrade: jsii.Boolean(false),
})

Updating the database instances in a cluster ​

Database cluster instances may be updated in bulk or on a rolling basis.

An update to all instances in a cluster may cause significant downtime. To reduce the downtime, set the instanceUpdateBehavior property in DatabaseClusterBaseProps to InstanceUpdateBehavior.ROLLING. This adds a dependency between each instance so the update is performed on only one instance at a time.

Use InstanceUpdateBehavior.BULK to update all instances at once.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Instance', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
  }),
  readers: [rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('reader')],
  instanceUpdateBehaviour: rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.ROLLING, // Optional - defaults to rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL)
    ),
    readers=[rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader")],
    instance_update_behaviour=rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.ROLLING,  # Optional - defaults to rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL))
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.provisioned("reader")))
        .instanceUpdateBehaviour(InstanceUpdateBehaviour.ROLLING) // Optional - defaults to rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Instance", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL)
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.Provisioned("reader") },
    InstanceUpdateBehaviour = InstanceUpdateBehaviour.ROLLING,  // Optional - defaults to rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Instance"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize_SMALL),
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*Provisioned(jsii.String("reader")),
	},
	InstanceUpdateBehaviour: rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour_ROLLING,
	 // Optional - defaults to rds.InstanceUpdateBehaviour.BULK
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Serverless V2 instances in a Cluster ​

It is possible to create an RDS cluster with both serverlessV2 and provisioned instances. For example, this will create a cluster with a provisioned writer and a serverless v2 reader.

Note Before getting starting with this type of cluster it is highly recommended that you read through the Developer Guide which goes into much more detail on the things you need to take into consideration.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader'),
  ],
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader")
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader")))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader") },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader")),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Monitoring ​

There are some CloudWatch metrics that are important for Aurora Serverless v2.

  • ServerlessDatabaseCapacity: An instance-level metric that can also be evaluated at the cluster level. At the cluster-level it represents the average capacity of all the instances in the cluster.
  • ACUUtilization: Value of the ServerlessDatabaseCapacity/ max ACU of the cluster.
  • VolumeReadIOPs: Cluster-level metric that represents the average number of disk read I/O operations per second.
  • VolumeWriteIOPs: Cluster-level metric that represents the average number of disk write I/O operations per second.
  • ReadIOPS: Instance-level metric that represents the average read I/O operations per second. This metric is supported by DatabaseCluster and DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot both.
  • WriteIOPS: Instance-level metric that represents the average write I/O operations per second. This metric is supported by DatabaseCluster and DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot both.
ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader'),
  ],
  vpc,
});

cluster.metricServerlessDatabaseCapacity({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'capacity', {
    threshold: 1.5,
    evaluationPeriods: 3,
});

cluster.metricACUUtilization({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'alarm', {
  evaluationPeriods: 3,
  threshold: 90,
});

cluster.metricVolumeReadIOPs({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'VolumeReadIOPsAlarm', {
  threshold: 1000,
  evaluationPeriods: 3,
});

cluster.metricVolumeWriteIOPs({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'VolumeWriteIOPsAlarm', {
  threshold: 1000,
  evaluationPeriods: 3,
});

const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_6 }),
  vpc
});

instance.metricReadIOPS({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'ReadIOPSAlarm', {
  threshold: 1000,
  evaluationPeriods: 3,
});

instance.metricWriteIOPS({
  period: Duration.minutes(10),
}).createAlarm(this, 'WriteIOPSAlarm', {
  threshold: 1000,
  evaluationPeriods: 3,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader")
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)

cluster.metric_serverless_database_capacity(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "capacity",
    threshold=1.5,
    evaluation_periods=3
)

cluster.metric_acu_utilization(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "alarm",
    evaluation_periods=3,
    threshold=90
)

cluster.metric_volume_read_io_ps(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "VolumeReadIOPsAlarm",
    threshold=1000,
    evaluation_periods=3
)

cluster.metric_volume_write_io_ps(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "VolumeWriteIOPsAlarm",
    threshold=1000,
    evaluation_periods=3
)

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_6),
    vpc=vpc
)

instance.metric_read_iops(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "ReadIOPSAlarm",
    threshold=1000,
    evaluation_periods=3
)

instance.metric_write_iops(
    period=Duration.minutes(10)
).create_alarm(self, "WriteIOPSAlarm",
    threshold=1000,
    evaluation_periods=3
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader")))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();

cluster.metricServerlessDatabaseCapacity(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "capacity", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .threshold(1.5)
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .build());

cluster.metricACUUtilization(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "alarm", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .threshold(90)
        .build());

cluster.metricVolumeReadIOPs(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "VolumeReadIOPsAlarm", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .threshold(1000)
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .build());

cluster.metricVolumeWriteIOPs(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "VolumeWriteIOPsAlarm", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .threshold(1000)
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .build());

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_6).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();

instance.metricReadIOPS(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "ReadIOPSAlarm", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .threshold(1000)
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .build());

instance.metricWriteIOPS(MetricOptions.builder()
        .period(Duration.minutes(10))
        .build()).createAlarm(this, "WriteIOPSAlarm", CreateAlarmOptions.builder()
        .threshold(1000)
        .evaluationPeriods(3)
        .build());
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader") },
    Vpc = vpc
});

cluster.MetricServerlessDatabaseCapacity(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "capacity", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    Threshold = 1.5,
    EvaluationPeriods = 3
});

cluster.MetricACUUtilization(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "alarm", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    EvaluationPeriods = 3,
    Threshold = 90
});

cluster.MetricVolumeReadIOPs(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "VolumeReadIOPsAlarm", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    Threshold = 1000,
    EvaluationPeriods = 3
});

cluster.MetricVolumeWriteIOPs(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "VolumeWriteIOPsAlarm", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    Threshold = 1000,
    EvaluationPeriods = 3
});

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_6 }),
    Vpc = vpc
});

instance.MetricReadIOPS(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "ReadIOPSAlarm", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    Threshold = 1000,
    EvaluationPeriods = 3
});

instance.MetricWriteIOPS(new MetricOptions {
    Period = Duration.Minutes(10)
}).CreateAlarm(this, "WriteIOPSAlarm", new CreateAlarmOptions {
    Threshold = 1000,
    EvaluationPeriods = 3
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader")),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

cluster.metricServerlessDatabaseCapacity(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("capacity"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	Threshold: jsii.Number(1.5),
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
})

cluster.metricACUUtilization(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_*Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("alarm"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
	Threshold: jsii.Number(90),
})

cluster.metricVolumeReadIOPs(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_*Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("VolumeReadIOPsAlarm"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	Threshold: jsii.Number(1000),
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
})

cluster.metricVolumeWriteIOPs(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_*Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("VolumeWriteIOPsAlarm"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	Threshold: jsii.Number(1000),
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
})

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_17_6(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

instance.MetricReadIOPS(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_*Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("ReadIOPSAlarm"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	Threshold: jsii.Number(1000),
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
})

instance.MetricWriteIOPS(&MetricOptions{
	Period: awscdk.Duration_*Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
}).CreateAlarm(this, jsii.String("WriteIOPSAlarm"), &CreateAlarmOptions{
	Threshold: jsii.Number(1000),
	EvaluationPeriods: jsii.Number(3),
})

Capacity & Scaling ​

There are some things to take into consideration with Aurora Serverless v2.

To create a cluster that can support serverless v2 instances you configure a minimum and maximum capacity range on the cluster. This is an example showing the default values:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writer'),
  serverlessV2MinCapacity: 0.5,
  serverlessV2MaxCapacity: 2,
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writer"),
    serverless_v2_min_capacity=0.5,
    serverless_v2_max_capacity=2,
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writer"))
        .serverlessV2MinCapacity(0.5)
        .serverlessV2MaxCapacity(2)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writer"),
    ServerlessV2MinCapacity = 0.5,
    ServerlessV2MaxCapacity = 2,
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writer")),
	ServerlessV2MinCapacity: jsii.Number(0.5),
	ServerlessV2MaxCapacity: jsii.Number(2),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

The capacity is defined as a number of Aurora capacity units (ACUs). You can specify in half-step increments (40, 40.5, 41, etc). Each serverless instance in the cluster inherits the capacity that is defined on the cluster. It is not possible to configure separate capacity at the instance level.

The maximum capacity is mainly used for budget control since it allows you to set a cap on how high your instance can scale.

The minimum capacity is a little more involved. This controls a couple different things.

  • The scale-up rate is proportional to the current capacity (larger instances scale up faster)
    • Adjust the minimum capacity to obtain a suitable scaling rate
  • Network throughput is proportional to capacity

Info More complete details can be found in the docs

You can also set minimum capacity to zero ACUs and automatically pause, if they don't have any connections initiated by user activity within a time period specified by serverlessV2AutoPauseDuration (300 seconds by default). For more information, see Scaling to Zero ACUs with automatic pause and resume for Aurora Serverless v2.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_08_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writer'),
  serverlessV2MinCapacity: 0,
  serverlessV2AutoPauseDuration: Duration.hours(1),
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_08_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writer"),
    serverless_v2_min_capacity=0,
    serverless_v2_auto_pause_duration=Duration.hours(1),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_08_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writer"))
        .serverlessV2MinCapacity(0)
        .serverlessV2AutoPauseDuration(Duration.hours(1))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_08_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writer"),
    ServerlessV2MinCapacity = 0,
    ServerlessV2AutoPauseDuration = Duration.Hours(1),
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_08_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writer")),
	ServerlessV2MinCapacity: jsii.Number(0),
	ServerlessV2AutoPauseDuration: awscdk.Duration_Hours(jsii.Number(1)),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Another way that you control the capacity/scaling of your serverless v2 reader instances is based on the promotion tier which can be between 0-15. Any serverless v2 instance in the 0-1 tiers will scale alongside the writer even if the current read load does not require the capacity. This is because instances in the 0-1 tier are first priority for failover and Aurora wants to ensure that in the event of a failover the reader that gets promoted is scaled to handle the write load.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writer'),
  readers: [
    // will be put in promotion tier 1 and will scale with the writer
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader1', { scaleWithWriter: true }),
    // will be put in promotion tier 2 and will not scale with the writer
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader2'),
  ],
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writer"),
    readers=[
        # will be put in promotion tier 1 and will scale with the writer
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader1", scale_with_writer=True),
        # will be put in promotion tier 2 and will not scale with the writer
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader2")
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writer"))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader1", ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps.builder().scaleWithWriter(true).build()), ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader2")))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writer"),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader1", new ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps { ScaleWithWriter = true }), ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader2") },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writer")),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader1"), &ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps{
			ScaleWithWriter: jsii.Boolean(true),
		}),
		rds.ClusterInstance_*ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader2")),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})
  • When the writer scales up, any readers in tier 0-1 will scale up to match
  • Scaling for tier 2-15 is independent of what is happening on the writer
  • Readers in tier 2-15 scale up based on read load against the individual reader

When configuring your cluster it is important to take this into consideration and ensure that in the event of a failover there is an instance that is scaled up to take over.

Mixing Serverless v2 and Provisioned instances ​

You are able to create a cluster that has both provisioned and serverless instances. This blog post has an excellent guide on choosing between serverless and provisioned instances based on use case.

There are a couple of high level differences:

  • Engine Version (serverless only supports MySQL 8+ & PostgreSQL 13+)
  • Memory up to 256GB can be supported by serverless

Provisioned writer ​

With a provisioned writer and serverless v2 readers, some of the serverless readers will need to be configured to scale with the writer so they can act as failover targets. You will need to determine the correct capacity based on the provisioned instance type and its utilization.

As an example, if the CPU utilization for a db.r6g.4xlarge (128 GB) instance stays at 10% most times, then the minimum ACUs may be set at 6.5 ACUs (10% of 128 GB) and maximum may be set at 64 ACUs (64x2GB=128GB). Keep in mind that the speed at which the serverless instance can scale up is determined by the minimum capacity so if your cluster has spiky workloads you may need to set a higher minimum capacity.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R6G, ec2.InstanceSize.XLARGE4),
  }),
  serverlessV2MinCapacity: 6.5,
  serverlessV2MaxCapacity: 64,
  readers: [
    // will be put in promotion tier 1 and will scale with the writer
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader1', { scaleWithWriter: true }),
    // will be put in promotion tier 2 and will not scale with the writer
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader2'),
  ],
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R6G, ec2.InstanceSize.XLARGE4)
    ),
    serverless_v2_min_capacity=6.5,
    serverless_v2_max_capacity=64,
    readers=[
        # will be put in promotion tier 1 and will scale with the writer
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader1", scale_with_writer=True),
        # will be put in promotion tier 2 and will not scale with the writer
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader2")
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R6G, InstanceSize.XLARGE4))
                .build()))
        .serverlessV2MinCapacity(6.5)
        .serverlessV2MaxCapacity(64)
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader1", ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps.builder().scaleWithWriter(true).build()), ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader2")))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R6G, InstanceSize.XLARGE4)
    }),
    ServerlessV2MinCapacity = 6.5,
    ServerlessV2MaxCapacity = 64,
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader1", new ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps { ScaleWithWriter = true }), ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader2") },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R6G, ec2.InstanceSize_XLARGE4),
	}),
	ServerlessV2MinCapacity: jsii.Number(6.5),
	ServerlessV2MaxCapacity: jsii.Number(64),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader1"), &ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps{
			ScaleWithWriter: jsii.Boolean(true),
		}),
		rds.ClusterInstance_*ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader2")),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

In the above example reader1 will scale with the writer based on the writer's utilization. So if the writer were to go to 50% utilization then reader1 would scale up to use 32 ACUs. If the read load stayed consistent then reader2 may remain at 6.5 since it is not configured to scale with the writer.

If one of your Aurora Serverless v2 DB instances consistently reaches the limit of its maximum capacity, Aurora indicates this condition by setting the DB instance to a status of incompatible-parameters. While the DB instance has the incompatible-parameters status, some operations are blocked. For example, you can't upgrade the engine version.

CA certificate ​

Use the caCertificate property to specify the CA certificates to use for a cluster instances:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    caCertificate: rds.CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader', {
      caCertificate: rds.CaCertificate.of('custom-ca'),
    }),
  ],
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        ca_certificate=rds.CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader",
            ca_certificate=rds.CaCertificate.of("custom-ca")
        )
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .caCertificate(CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1)
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader", ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .caCertificate(CaCertificate.of("custom-ca"))
                .build())))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        CaCertificate = CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader", new ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps {
        CaCertificate = CaCertificate.Of("custom-ca")
    }) },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		CaCertificate: rds.CaCertificate_RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1(),
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader"), &ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps{
			CaCertificate: rds.CaCertificate_Of(jsii.String("custom-ca")),
		}),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Scheduling modifications ​

To schedule modifications to database instances in the next scheduled maintenance window, specify applyImmediately to false in the instance props:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer', {
    applyImmediately: false,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('reader', {
      applyImmediately: false,
    }),
  ],
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer",
        apply_immediately=False
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("reader",
            apply_immediately=False
        )
    ],
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .applyImmediately(false)
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("reader", ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .applyImmediately(false)
                .build())))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        ApplyImmediately = false
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("reader", new ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps {
        ApplyImmediately = false
    }) },
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		ApplyImmediately: jsii.Boolean(false),
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("reader"), &ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps{
			ApplyImmediately: jsii.Boolean(false),
		}),
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Until RDS applies the changes, the DB instance remains in a drift state. As a result, the configuration doesn't fully reflect the requested modifications and temporarily diverges from the intended state.

Currently, CloudFormation does not support to schedule modifications of the cluster configurations. To apply changes of the cluster, such as engine version, in the next scheduled maintenance window, you should use modify-db-cluster CLI command or management console.

For details, see Modifying an Amazon Aurora DB cluster.

Retaining Automated Backups ​

By default, when a database cluster is deleted, automated backups are removed immediately unless an AWS Backup policy specifies a point-in-time restore rule. You can control this behavior using the deleteAutomatedBackups property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.IVpc;
// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
  deleteAutomatedBackups: false,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.IVpc

# Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    delete_automated_backups=False
)
java
IVpc vpc;

// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .deleteAutomatedBackups(false)
        .build();
csharp
IVpc vpc;

// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    DeleteAutomatedBackups = false
});
go
var vpc IVpc

// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
// Retain automated backups after cluster deletion
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	DeleteAutomatedBackups: jsii.Boolean(false),
})

When set to false, automated backups are retained according to the configured retention period after the cluster is deleted. When set to true or not specified (default), automated backups are deleted immediately when the cluster is deleted. Detail about this feature can be found in the AWS documentation.

Migrating from instanceProps ​

Creating instances in a DatabaseCluster using instanceProps & instances is deprecated. To migrate to the new properties you can provide the isFromLegacyInstanceProps property.

For example, in order to migrate from this deprecated config:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  instances: 2,
  instanceProps: {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
    vpcSubnets: { subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PUBLIC },
    vpc,
  },
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    instances=2,
    instance_props=rds.InstanceProps(
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
        vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PUBLIC),
        vpc=vpc
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .instances(2)
        .instanceProps(InstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL))
                .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder().subnetType(SubnetType.PUBLIC).build())
                .vpc(vpc)
                .build())
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Instances = 2,
    InstanceProps = new InstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL),
        VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection { SubnetType = SubnetType.PUBLIC },
        Vpc = vpc
    }
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Instances: jsii.Number(2),
	InstanceProps: &InstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize_SMALL),
		VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
			SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PUBLIC,
		},
		Vpc: *Vpc,
	},
})

You would need to migrate to this. The old method of providing instanceProps and instances will create the number of instances that you provide. The first instance will be the writer and the rest will be the readers. It's important that the id that you provide is Instance{NUMBER}. The writer should always be Instance1 and the readers will increment from there.

Make sure to run a cdk diff before deploying to make sure that all changes are expected. Always test the migration in a non-production environment first.

ts
const instanceProps = {
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
  isFromLegacyInstanceProps: true,
};

declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  vpcSubnets: { subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PUBLIC },
  vpc,
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Instance1', {
    instanceType: instanceProps.instanceType,
    isFromLegacyInstanceProps: instanceProps.isFromLegacyInstanceProps,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Instance2', {
      instanceType: instanceProps.instanceType,
      isFromLegacyInstanceProps: instanceProps.isFromLegacyInstanceProps,
    }),
  ],
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
instance_props = {
    "instance_type": ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
    "is_from_legacy_instance_props": True
}
cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PUBLIC),
    vpc=vpc,
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance1",
        instance_type=instance_props.instance_type,
        is_from_legacy_instance_props=instance_props.is_from_legacy_instance_props
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance2",
            instance_type=instance_props.instance_type,
            is_from_legacy_instance_props=instance_props.is_from_legacy_instance_props
        )
    ]
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Map<String, Object> instanceProps = Map.of(
        "instanceType", InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL),
        "isFromLegacyInstanceProps", true);
DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder().subnetType(SubnetType.PUBLIC).build())
        .vpc(vpc)
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance1", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(instanceProps.getInstanceType())
                .isFromLegacyInstanceProps(instanceProps.getIsFromLegacyInstanceProps())
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance2", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(instanceProps.getInstanceType())
                .isFromLegacyInstanceProps(instanceProps.getIsFromLegacyInstanceProps())
                .build())))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
IDictionary<string, object> instanceProps = new Dictionary<string, object> {
    { "instanceType", InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL) },
    { "isFromLegacyInstanceProps", true }
};
var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection { SubnetType = SubnetType.PUBLIC },
    Vpc = vpc,
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Instance1", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = instanceProps.InstanceType,
        IsFromLegacyInstanceProps = instanceProps.IsFromLegacyInstanceProps
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Instance2", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = instanceProps.InstanceType,
        IsFromLegacyInstanceProps = instanceProps.IsFromLegacyInstanceProps
    }) }
});
go
var vpc Vpc
instanceProps := map[string]interface{}{
	"instanceType": ec2.InstanceType_of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize_SMALL),
	"isFromLegacyInstanceProps": jsii.Boolean(true),
}
cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PUBLIC,
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Instance1"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: instanceProps.instanceType,
		IsFromLegacyInstanceProps: instanceProps.isFromLegacyInstanceProps,
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*Provisioned(jsii.String("Instance2"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
			InstanceType: instanceProps.instanceType,
			IsFromLegacyInstanceProps: instanceProps.isFromLegacyInstanceProps,
		}),
	},
})

Creating a read replica cluster ​

Use replicationSourceIdentifier to create a read replica cluster:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const primaryCluster: rds.DatabaseCluster;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('Writer'),
  vpc,
  replicationSourceIdentifier: primaryCluster.clusterArn,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# primary_cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("Writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    replication_source_identifier=primary_cluster.cluster_arn
)
java
Vpc vpc;
DatabaseCluster primaryCluster;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("Writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .replicationSourceIdentifier(primaryCluster.getClusterArn())
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
DatabaseCluster primaryCluster;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("Writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    ReplicationSourceIdentifier = primaryCluster.ClusterArn
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var primaryCluster DatabaseCluster


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("Writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ReplicationSourceIdentifier: primaryCluster.clusterArn,
})

Note: Cannot create a read replica cluster with credentials as the value is inherited from the source DB cluster.

Starting an instance database ​

To set up an instance database, define a DatabaseInstance. You must always launch a database in a VPC. Use the vpcSubnets attribute to control whether your instances will be launched privately or publicly:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracleSe2({ version: rds.OracleEngineVersion.VER_19_0_0_0_2020_04_R1 }),
  // optional, defaults to m5.large
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret('syscdk'), // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
  vpc,
  vpcSubnets: {
    subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
  }
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracle_se2(version=rds.OracleEngineVersion.VER_19_0_0_0_2020_04_R1),
    # optional, defaults to m5.large
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_generated_secret("syscdk"),  # Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
    vpc=vpc,
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(
        subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracleSe2(OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps.builder().version(OracleEngineVersion.VER_19_0_0_0_2020_04_R1).build()))
        // optional, defaults to m5.large
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL))
        .credentials(Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret("syscdk")) // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
        .vpc(vpc)
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder()
                .subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS)
                .build())
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.OracleSe2(new OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps { Version = OracleEngineVersion.VER_19_0_0_0_2020_04_R1 }),
    // optional, defaults to m5.large
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.SMALL),
    Credentials = Credentials.FromGeneratedSecret("syscdk"),  // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
    Vpc = vpc,
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection {
        SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    }
});
go
var vpc Vpc

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_OracleSe2(&OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.OracleEngineVersion_VER_19_0_0_0_2020_04_R1(),
	}),
	// optional, defaults to m5.large
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize_SMALL),
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromGeneratedSecret(jsii.String("syscdk")),
	 // Optional - will default to 'admin' username and generated password
	Vpc: Vpc,
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
})

If there isn't a constant for the exact engine version you want to use, all of the Version classes have a static of method that can be used to create an arbitrary version.

ts
const customEngineVersion = rds.OracleEngineVersion.of('19.0.0.0.ru-2020-04.rur-2020-04.r1', '19');
python
custom_engine_version = rds.OracleEngineVersion.of("19.0.0.0.ru-2020-04.rur-2020-04.r1", "19")
java
OracleEngineVersion customEngineVersion = OracleEngineVersion.of("19.0.0.0.ru-2020-04.rur-2020-04.r1", "19");
csharp
var customEngineVersion = OracleEngineVersion.Of("19.0.0.0.ru-2020-04.rur-2020-04.r1", "19");
go
customEngineVersion := rds.OracleEngineVersion_Of(jsii.String("19.0.0.0.ru-2020-04.rur-2020-04.r1"), jsii.String("19"))

By default, the master password will be generated and stored in AWS Secrets Manager.

To use the storage auto scaling option of RDS you can specify the maximum allocated storage. This is the upper limit to which RDS can automatically scale the storage. More info can be found here Example for max storage configuration:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  // optional, defaults to m5.large
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
  vpc,
  maxAllocatedStorage: 200,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    # optional, defaults to m5.large
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.SMALL),
    vpc=vpc,
    max_allocated_storage=200
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        // optional, defaults to m5.large
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.SMALL))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .maxAllocatedStorage(200)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    // optional, defaults to m5.large
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.SMALL),
    Vpc = vpc,
    MaxAllocatedStorage = 200
});
go
var vpc Vpc

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	// optional, defaults to m5.large
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize_SMALL),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	MaxAllocatedStorage: jsii.Number(200),
})

When you create a DB instance, you can choose an Availability Zone or have Amazon RDS choose one for you randomly. For details, see Regions, Availability Zones, and Local Zones.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  vpc,
  availabilityZone: 'us-east-1a',
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    vpc=vpc,
    availability_zone="us-east-1a"
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .availabilityZone("us-east-1a")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    AvailabilityZone = "us-east-1a"
});
go
var vpc Vpc

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	AvailabilityZone: jsii.String("us-east-1a"),
})

To use dual-stack mode, specify NetworkType.DUAL on the networkType property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc; // VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  vpc,
  networkType: rds.NetworkType.DUAL,
  publiclyAccessible: false,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    vpc=vpc,
    network_type=rds.NetworkType.DUAL,
    publicly_accessible=False
)
java
Vpc vpc;
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .networkType(NetworkType.DUAL)
        .publiclyAccessible(false)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    NetworkType = NetworkType.DUAL,
    PubliclyAccessible = false
});
go
var vpc Vpc
// VPC and subnets must have IPv6 CIDR blocks
instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	NetworkType: rds.NetworkType_DUAL,
	PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(false),
})

For more information about dual-stack mode, see Working with a DB instance in a VPC.

Use DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot and DatabaseInstanceReadReplica to create an instance from snapshot or a source database respectively:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, 'Instance', {
  snapshotIdentifier: 'my-snapshot',
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  // optional, defaults to m5.large
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
});

declare const sourceInstance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
new rds.DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, 'ReadReplica', {
  sourceDatabaseInstance: sourceInstance,
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

# source_instance: rds.DatabaseInstance

rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(self, "Instance",
    snapshot_identifier="my-snapshot",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    # optional, defaults to m5.large
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc
)
rds.DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(self, "ReadReplica",
    source_database_instance=source_instance,
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance sourceInstance;

DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .snapshotIdentifier("my-snapshot")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        // optional, defaults to m5.large
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
DatabaseInstanceReadReplica.Builder.create(this, "ReadReplica")
        .sourceDatabaseInstance(sourceInstance)
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance sourceInstance;

new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps {
    SnapshotIdentifier = "my-snapshot",
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    // optional, defaults to m5.large
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc
});
new DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, "ReadReplica", new DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaProps {
    SourceDatabaseInstance = sourceInstance,
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc

var sourceInstance DatabaseInstance

rds.NewDatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps{
	SnapshotIdentifier: jsii.String("my-snapshot"),
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	// optional, defaults to m5.large
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})
rds.NewDatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, jsii.String("ReadReplica"), &DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaProps{
	SourceDatabaseInstance: sourceInstance,
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_*Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})
ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

new rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, 'Instance', {
  clusterSnapshotIdentifier: 'my-cluster-snapshot',
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(self, "Instance",
    cluster_snapshot_identifier="my-cluster-snapshot",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;


DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .clusterSnapshotIdentifier("my-cluster-snapshot")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps {
    ClusterSnapshotIdentifier = "my-cluster-snapshot",
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc


rds.NewDatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps{
	ClusterSnapshotIdentifier: jsii.String("my-cluster-snapshot"),
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Automatic backups of read replica instances are only supported for MySQL and MariaDB. By default, automatic backups are disabled for read replicas and can only be enabled (using backupRetention) if also enabled on the source instance.

For more information on configuring Oracle database instances, see option groups and parameter groups.

Use the storageType property to specify the type of storage to use for the instance:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

const iopsInstance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'IopsInstance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  storageType: rds.StorageType.IO1,
  iops: 5000,
});

const gp3Instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Gp3Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  allocatedStorage: 500,
  storageType: rds.StorageType.GP3,
  storageThroughput: 500, // only applicable for GP3
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


iops_instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "IopsInstance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    storage_type=rds.StorageType.IO1,
    iops=5000
)

gp3_instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Gp3Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    allocated_storage=500,
    storage_type=rds.StorageType.GP3,
    storage_throughput=500
)
java
Vpc vpc;


DatabaseInstance iopsInstance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "IopsInstance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .storageType(StorageType.IO1)
        .iops(5000)
        .build();

DatabaseInstance gp3Instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Gp3Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .allocatedStorage(500)
        .storageType(StorageType.GP3)
        .storageThroughput(500)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


var iopsInstance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "IopsInstance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    StorageType = StorageType.IO1,
    Iops = 5000
});

var gp3Instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Gp3Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    AllocatedStorage = 500,
    StorageType = StorageType.GP3,
    StorageThroughput = 500
});
go
var vpc Vpc


iopsInstance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("IopsInstance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	StorageType: rds.StorageType_IO1,
	Iops: jsii.Number(5000),
})

gp3Instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Gp3Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_*Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	AllocatedStorage: jsii.Number(500),
	StorageType: rds.StorageType_GP3,
	StorageThroughput: jsii.Number(500),
})

Use the allocatedStorage property to specify the amount of storage (in gigabytes) that is initially allocated for the instance to use for the instance:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance
const iopsInstance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'IopsInstance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  storageType: rds.StorageType.IO1,
  iops: 5000,
  allocatedStorage: 500,
});

// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance replica
// Note: If allocatedStorage isn't set here, the replica instance will inherit the allocatedStorage of the source instance
declare const sourceInstance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
new rds.DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, 'ReadReplica', {
  sourceDatabaseInstance: sourceInstance,
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
  allocatedStorage: 500,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

# Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance replica
# Note: If allocatedStorage isn't set here, the replica instance will inherit the allocatedStorage of the source instance
# source_instance: rds.DatabaseInstance


# Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance
iops_instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "IopsInstance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    storage_type=rds.StorageType.IO1,
    iops=5000,
    allocated_storage=500
)
rds.DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(self, "ReadReplica",
    source_database_instance=source_instance,
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc,
    allocated_storage=500
)
java
Vpc vpc;

// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance replica
// Note: If allocatedStorage isn't set here, the replica instance will inherit the allocatedStorage of the source instance
DatabaseInstance sourceInstance;


// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance
DatabaseInstance iopsInstance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "IopsInstance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .storageType(StorageType.IO1)
        .iops(5000)
        .allocatedStorage(500)
        .build();
DatabaseInstanceReadReplica.Builder.create(this, "ReadReplica")
        .sourceDatabaseInstance(sourceInstance)
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .allocatedStorage(500)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance replica
// Note: If allocatedStorage isn't set here, the replica instance will inherit the allocatedStorage of the source instance
DatabaseInstance sourceInstance;


// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance
var iopsInstance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "IopsInstance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    StorageType = StorageType.IO1,
    Iops = 5000,
    AllocatedStorage = 500
});
new DatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, "ReadReplica", new DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaProps {
    SourceDatabaseInstance = sourceInstance,
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc,
    AllocatedStorage = 500
});
go
var vpc Vpc

// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance replica
// Note: If allocatedStorage isn't set here, the replica instance will inherit the allocatedStorage of the source instance
var sourceInstance DatabaseInstance


// Setting allocatedStorage for DatabaseInstance
iopsInstance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("IopsInstance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	StorageType: rds.StorageType_IO1,
	Iops: jsii.Number(5000),
	AllocatedStorage: jsii.Number(500),
})
rds.NewDatabaseInstanceReadReplica(this, jsii.String("ReadReplica"), &DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaProps{
	SourceDatabaseInstance: sourceInstance,
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE2, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	AllocatedStorage: jsii.Number(500),
})

Use the caCertificate property to specify the CA certificates to use for the instance:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  caCertificate: rds.CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    ca_certificate=rds.CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1
)
java
Vpc vpc;


DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .caCertificate(CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    CaCertificate = CaCertificate.RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1
});
go
var vpc Vpc


rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	CaCertificate: rds.CaCertificate_RDS_CA_RSA2048_G1(),
})

You can specify a custom CA certificate with:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  caCertificate: rds.CaCertificate.of('future-rds-ca'),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    ca_certificate=rds.CaCertificate.of("future-rds-ca")
)
java
Vpc vpc;


DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .caCertificate(CaCertificate.of("future-rds-ca"))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    CaCertificate = CaCertificate.Of("future-rds-ca")
});
go
var vpc Vpc


rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	CaCertificate: rds.CaCertificate_Of(jsii.String("future-rds-ca")),
})

Scheduling modifications ​

To schedule modifications in the next scheduled maintenance window, specify applyImmediately to false:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  vpc,
  applyImmediately: false,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    vpc=vpc,
    apply_immediately=False
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .applyImmediately(false)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    ApplyImmediately = false
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ApplyImmediately: jsii.Boolean(false),
})

Until RDS applies the changes, the DB instance remains in a drift state. As a result, the configuration doesn't fully reflect the requested modifications and temporarily diverges from the intended state.

For details, see Using the schedule modifications setting.

Setting Public Accessibility ​

You can set public accessibility for the DatabaseInstance or the ClusterInstance using the publiclyAccessible property. If you specify true, it creates an instance with a publicly resolvable DNS name, which resolves to a public IP address. If you specify false, it creates an internal instance with a DNS name that resolves to a private IP address.

The default value will be true if vpcSubnets is subnetType: SubnetType.PUBLIC, false otherwise. In the case of a cluster, the default value will be determined on the vpc placement of the DatabaseCluster otherwise it will be determined based on the vpc placement of standalone DatabaseInstance.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({
    version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19,
  }),
  vpc,
  vpcSubnets: {
    subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
  },
  publiclyAccessible: true,
});

// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('Writer', {
    publiclyAccessible: true,
  }),
  vpc,
  vpcSubnets: {
    subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
  },
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

# Setting public accessibility for DB instance
rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(
        version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(
        subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    ),
    publicly_accessible=True
)

# Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("Writer",
        publicly_accessible=True
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(
        subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder()
                .subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS)
                .build())
        .publiclyAccessible(true)
        .build();

// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("Writer", ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .publiclyAccessible(true)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder()
                .subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS)
                .build())
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps {
        Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection {
        SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    },
    PubliclyAccessible = true
});

// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("Writer", new ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps {
        PubliclyAccessible = true
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection {
        SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS
    }
});
go
var vpc Vpc

// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB instance
rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_19(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
	PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(true),
})

// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
// Setting public accessibility for DB cluster instance
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("Writer"), &ServerlessV2ClusterInstanceProps{
		PubliclyAccessible: jsii.Boolean(true),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
})

Instance events ​

To define Amazon CloudWatch event rules for database instances, use the onEvent method:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
declare const fn: lambda.Function;
const rule = instance.onEvent('InstanceEvent', { target: new targets.LambdaFunction(fn) });
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance
# fn: lambda.Function

rule = instance.on_event("InstanceEvent", target=targets.LambdaFunction(fn))
java
DatabaseInstance instance;
Function fn;

Rule rule = instance.onEvent("InstanceEvent", OnEventOptions.builder().target(new LambdaFunction(fn)).build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;
Function fn;

var rule = instance.OnEvent("InstanceEvent", new OnEventOptions { Target = new LambdaFunction(fn) });
go
var instance DatabaseInstance
var fn Function

rule := instance.OnEvent(jsii.String("InstanceEvent"), &OnEventOptions{
	Target: targets.NewLambdaFunction(fn),
})

Login credentials ​

By default, database instances and clusters (with the exception of DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot and ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot) will have admin user with an auto-generated password. An alternative username (and password) may be specified for the admin user instead of the default.

The following examples use a DatabaseInstance, but the same usage is applicable to DatabaseCluster.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'InstanceWithUsername', {
  engine,
  vpc,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret('postgres'), // Creates an admin user of postgres with a generated password
});

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'InstanceWithUsernameAndPassword', {
  engine,
  vpc,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromPassword('postgres', SecretValue.ssmSecure('/dbPassword', '1')), // Use password from SSM
});

const mySecret = secretsmanager.Secret.fromSecretName(this, 'DBSecret', 'myDBLoginInfo');
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'InstanceWithSecretLogin', {
  engine,
  vpc,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromSecret(mySecret), // Get both username and password from existing secret
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3)
rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "InstanceWithUsername",
    engine=engine,
    vpc=vpc,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_generated_secret("postgres")
)

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "InstanceWithUsernameAndPassword",
    engine=engine,
    vpc=vpc,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_password("postgres", SecretValue.ssm_secure("/dbPassword", "1"))
)

my_secret = secretsmanager.Secret.from_secret_name(self, "DBSecret", "myDBLoginInfo")
rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "InstanceWithSecretLogin",
    engine=engine,
    vpc=vpc,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_secret(my_secret)
)
java
Vpc vpc;

IInstanceEngine engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build());
DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "InstanceWithUsername")
        .engine(engine)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret("postgres"))
        .build();

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "InstanceWithUsernameAndPassword")
        .engine(engine)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromPassword("postgres", SecretValue.ssmSecure("/dbPassword", "1")))
        .build();

ISecret mySecret = Secret.fromSecretName(this, "DBSecret", "myDBLoginInfo");
DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "InstanceWithSecretLogin")
        .engine(engine)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromSecret(mySecret))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
new DatabaseInstance(this, "InstanceWithUsername", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = engine,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromGeneratedSecret("postgres")
});

new DatabaseInstance(this, "InstanceWithUsernameAndPassword", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = engine,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromPassword("postgres", SecretValue.SsmSecure("/dbPassword", "1"))
});

var mySecret = Secret.FromSecretName(this, "DBSecret", "myDBLoginInfo");
new DatabaseInstance(this, "InstanceWithSecretLogin", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = engine,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromSecret(mySecret)
});
go
var vpc Vpc

engine := rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
	Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
})
rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("InstanceWithUsername"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: Engine,
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromGeneratedSecret(jsii.String("postgres")),
})

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("InstanceWithUsernameAndPassword"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: Engine,
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromPassword(jsii.String("postgres"), awscdk.SecretValue_SsmSecure(jsii.String("/dbPassword"), jsii.String("1"))),
})

mySecret := secretsmanager.Secret_FromSecretName(this, jsii.String("DBSecret"), jsii.String("myDBLoginInfo"))
rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("InstanceWithSecretLogin"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: Engine,
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromSecret(mySecret),
})

Secrets generated by fromGeneratedSecret() can be customized:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
const myKey = new kms.Key(this, 'MyKey');

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'InstanceWithCustomizedSecret', {
  engine,
  vpc,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret('postgres', {
    secretName: 'my-cool-name',
    encryptionKey: myKey,
    excludeCharacters: '!&*^#@()',
    replicaRegions: [{ region: 'eu-west-1' }, { region: 'eu-west-2' }],
  }),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3)
my_key = kms.Key(self, "MyKey")

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "InstanceWithCustomizedSecret",
    engine=engine,
    vpc=vpc,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_generated_secret("postgres",
        secret_name="my-cool-name",
        encryption_key=my_key,
        exclude_characters="!&*^#@()",
        replica_regions=[secretsmanager.ReplicaRegion(region="eu-west-1"), secretsmanager.ReplicaRegion(region="eu-west-2")]
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

IInstanceEngine engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build());
Key myKey = new Key(this, "MyKey");

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "InstanceWithCustomizedSecret")
        .engine(engine)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromGeneratedSecret("postgres", CredentialsBaseOptions.builder()
                .secretName("my-cool-name")
                .encryptionKey(myKey)
                .excludeCharacters("!&*^#@()")
                .replicaRegions(List.of(ReplicaRegion.builder().region("eu-west-1").build(), ReplicaRegion.builder().region("eu-west-2").build()))
                .build()))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
var myKey = new Key(this, "MyKey");

new DatabaseInstance(this, "InstanceWithCustomizedSecret", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = engine,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromGeneratedSecret("postgres", new CredentialsBaseOptions {
        SecretName = "my-cool-name",
        EncryptionKey = myKey,
        ExcludeCharacters = "!&*^#@()",
        ReplicaRegions = new [] { new ReplicaRegion { Region = "eu-west-1" }, new ReplicaRegion { Region = "eu-west-2" } }
    })
});
go
var vpc Vpc

engine := rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
	Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
})
myKey := kms.NewKey(this, jsii.String("MyKey"))

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("InstanceWithCustomizedSecret"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: Engine,
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromGeneratedSecret(jsii.String("postgres"), &CredentialsBaseOptions{
		SecretName: jsii.String("my-cool-name"),
		EncryptionKey: myKey,
		ExcludeCharacters: jsii.String("!&*^#@()"),
		ReplicaRegions: []ReplicaRegion{
			&ReplicaRegion{
				Region: jsii.String("eu-west-1"),
			},
			&ReplicaRegion{
				Region: jsii.String("eu-west-2"),
			},
		},
	}),
})

RDS-managed master password ​

You can enable RDS to manage the master password in AWS Secrets Manager by setting manageMasterUserPassword to true. When enabled, RDS creates and manages the secret automatically, and you can only specify the username and optionally an encryptionKey in the credentials:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const kmsKey: kms.Key;

// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writer'),
  vpc,
  manageMasterUserPassword: true,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromUsername('admin', {
    encryptionKey: kmsKey, // Optional - uses default KMS key if not specified
  }),
});

// Database instance with RDS-managed password
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
  vpc,
  manageMasterUserPassword: true,
  credentials: rds.Credentials.fromUsername('postgres'),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# kms_key: kms.Key


# Database cluster with RDS-managed password
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    manage_master_user_password=True,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_username("admin",
        encryption_key=kms_key
    )
)

# Database instance with RDS-managed password
rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3),
    vpc=vpc,
    manage_master_user_password=True,
    credentials=rds.Credentials.from_username("postgres")
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;


// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .manageMasterUserPassword(true)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromUsername("admin", CredentialsFromUsernameOptions.builder()
                .encryptionKey(kmsKey)
                .build()))
        .build();

// Database instance with RDS-managed password
// Database instance with RDS-managed password
DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .manageMasterUserPassword(true)
        .credentials(Credentials.fromUsername("postgres"))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;


// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
new DatabaseCluster(this, "Cluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_01_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    ManageMasterUserPassword = true,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromUsername("admin", new CredentialsFromUsernameOptions {
        EncryptionKey = kmsKey
    })
});

// Database instance with RDS-managed password
// Database instance with RDS-managed password
new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    ManageMasterUserPassword = true,
    Credentials = Credentials.FromUsername("postgres")
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var kmsKey Key


// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
// Database cluster with RDS-managed password
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_01_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ManageMasterUserPassword: jsii.Boolean(true),
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_FromUsername(jsii.String("admin"), &CredentialsFromUsernameOptions{
		EncryptionKey: kmsKey,
	}),
})

// Database instance with RDS-managed password
// Database instance with RDS-managed password
rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ManageMasterUserPassword: jsii.Boolean(true),
	Credentials: rds.Credentials_*FromUsername(jsii.String("postgres")),
})

Note: When manageMasterUserPassword is enabled, you cannot use other credential properties like password, secret, secretName, excludeCharacters, replicaRegions, or usernameAsString. Only username and encryptionKey are allowed. The secret property exposes a read-only reference to the secret that RDS created, not a CDK-owned secret — addToResourcePolicy() is a no-op, so use secret.grantRead(grantee) to grant access.

Snapshot credentials ​

As noted above, Databases created with DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot or ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot will not create user and auto-generated password by default because it's not possible to change the master username for a snapshot. Instead, they will use the existing username and password from the snapshot. You can still generate a new password - to generate a secret similarly to the other constructs, pass in credentials with fromGeneratedSecret() or fromGeneratedPassword().

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
const myKey = new kms.Key(this, 'MyKey');

new rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, 'InstanceFromSnapshotWithCustomizedSecret', {
  engine,
  vpc,
  snapshotIdentifier: 'mySnapshot',
  credentials: rds.SnapshotCredentials.fromGeneratedSecret('username', {
    encryptionKey: myKey,
    excludeCharacters: '!&*^#@()',
    replicaRegions: [{ region: 'eu-west-1' }, { region: 'eu-west-2' }],
  }),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

engine = rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3)
my_key = kms.Key(self, "MyKey")

rds.DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(self, "InstanceFromSnapshotWithCustomizedSecret",
    engine=engine,
    vpc=vpc,
    snapshot_identifier="mySnapshot",
    credentials=rds.SnapshotCredentials.from_generated_secret("username",
        encryption_key=my_key,
        exclude_characters="!&*^#@()",
        replica_regions=[secretsmanager.ReplicaRegion(region="eu-west-1"), secretsmanager.ReplicaRegion(region="eu-west-2")]
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

IInstanceEngine engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3).build());
Key myKey = new Key(this, "MyKey");

DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot.Builder.create(this, "InstanceFromSnapshotWithCustomizedSecret")
        .engine(engine)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .snapshotIdentifier("mySnapshot")
        .credentials(SnapshotCredentials.fromGeneratedSecret("username", SnapshotCredentialsFromGeneratedPasswordOptions.builder()
                .encryptionKey(myKey)
                .excludeCharacters("!&*^#@()")
                .replicaRegions(List.of(ReplicaRegion.builder().region("eu-west-1").build(), ReplicaRegion.builder().region("eu-west-2").build()))
                .build()))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3 });
var myKey = new Key(this, "MyKey");

new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, "InstanceFromSnapshotWithCustomizedSecret", new DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps {
    Engine = engine,
    Vpc = vpc,
    SnapshotIdentifier = "mySnapshot",
    Credentials = SnapshotCredentials.FromGeneratedSecret("username", new SnapshotCredentialsFromGeneratedPasswordOptions {
        EncryptionKey = myKey,
        ExcludeCharacters = "!&*^#@()",
        ReplicaRegions = new [] { new ReplicaRegion { Region = "eu-west-1" }, new ReplicaRegion { Region = "eu-west-2" } }
    })
});
go
var vpc Vpc

engine := rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
	Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
})
myKey := kms.NewKey(this, jsii.String("MyKey"))

rds.NewDatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot(this, jsii.String("InstanceFromSnapshotWithCustomizedSecret"), &DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotProps{
	Engine: Engine,
	Vpc: Vpc,
	SnapshotIdentifier: jsii.String("mySnapshot"),
	Credentials: rds.SnapshotCredentials_FromGeneratedSecret(jsii.String("username"), &SnapshotCredentialsFromGeneratedPasswordOptions{
		EncryptionKey: myKey,
		ExcludeCharacters: jsii.String("!&*^#@()"),
		ReplicaRegions: []ReplicaRegion{
			&ReplicaRegion{
				Region: jsii.String("eu-west-1"),
			},
			&ReplicaRegion{
				Region: jsii.String("eu-west-2"),
			},
		},
	}),
})

Connecting ​

To control who can access the cluster or instance, use the .connections attribute. RDS databases have a default port, so you don't need to specify the port:

ts
declare const cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster;
cluster.connections.allowFromAnyIpv4(ec2.Port.allTraffic(), 'Open to the world');
python
# cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster

cluster.connections.allow_from_any_ipv4(ec2.Port.all_traffic(), "Open to the world")
java
DatabaseCluster cluster;

cluster.connections.allowFromAnyIpv4(Port.allTraffic(), "Open to the world");
csharp
DatabaseCluster cluster;

cluster.Connections.AllowFromAnyIpv4(Port.AllTraffic(), "Open to the world");
go
var cluster DatabaseCluster

cluster.Connections.AllowFromAnyIpv4(ec2.Port_AllTraffic(), jsii.String("Open to the world"))

The endpoints to access your database cluster will be available as the .clusterEndpoint and .readerEndpoint attributes:

ts
declare const cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster;
const writeAddress = cluster.clusterEndpoint.socketAddress;   // "HOSTNAME:PORT"
python
# cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster

write_address = cluster.cluster_endpoint.socket_address
java
DatabaseCluster cluster;

String writeAddress = cluster.getClusterEndpoint().getSocketAddress();
csharp
DatabaseCluster cluster;

var writeAddress = cluster.ClusterEndpoint.SocketAddress;
go
var cluster DatabaseCluster

writeAddress := cluster.ClusterEndpoint.socketAddress

For an instance database:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
const address = instance.instanceEndpoint.socketAddress;   // "HOSTNAME:PORT"
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance

address = instance.instance_endpoint.socket_address
java
DatabaseInstance instance;

String address = instance.getInstanceEndpoint().getSocketAddress();
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;

var address = instance.InstanceEndpoint.SocketAddress;
go
var instance DatabaseInstance

address := instance.InstanceEndpoint.socketAddress

Rotating credentials ​

When the master password is generated and stored in AWS Secrets Manager, it can be rotated automatically:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
declare const mySecurityGroup: ec2.SecurityGroup;

instance.addRotationSingleUser({
  automaticallyAfter: Duration.days(7), // defaults to 30 days
  excludeCharacters: '!@#$%^&*', // defaults to the set " %+~`#$&*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
  securityGroup: mySecurityGroup, // defaults to an auto-created security group
});
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance
# my_security_group: ec2.SecurityGroup


instance.add_rotation_single_user(
    automatically_after=Duration.days(7),  # defaults to 30 days
    exclude_characters="!@#$%^&*",  # defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
    security_group=my_security_group
)
java
DatabaseInstance instance;
SecurityGroup mySecurityGroup;


instance.addRotationSingleUser(RotationSingleUserOptions.builder()
        .automaticallyAfter(Duration.days(7)) // defaults to 30 days
        .excludeCharacters("!@#$%^&*") // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
        .securityGroup(mySecurityGroup)
        .build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;
SecurityGroup mySecurityGroup;


instance.AddRotationSingleUser(new RotationSingleUserOptions {
    AutomaticallyAfter = Duration.Days(7),  // defaults to 30 days
    ExcludeCharacters = "!@#$%^&*",  // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
    SecurityGroup = mySecurityGroup
});
go
var instance DatabaseInstance
var mySecurityGroup SecurityGroup


instance.addRotationSingleUser(&RotationSingleUserOptions{
	AutomaticallyAfter: awscdk.Duration_Days(jsii.Number(7)),
	 // defaults to 30 days
	ExcludeCharacters: jsii.String("!@#$%^&*"),
	 // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
	SecurityGroup: mySecurityGroup,
})

For more information on setting up master password rotation for a cluster, see Set up automatic rotation for Amazon RDS secrets.

The multi user rotation scheme is also available:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
declare const myImportedSecret: rds.DatabaseSecret;
instance.addRotationMultiUser('MyUser', {
  secret: myImportedSecret, // This secret must have the `masterarn` key
});
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance
# my_imported_secret: rds.DatabaseSecret

instance.add_rotation_multi_user("MyUser",
    secret=my_imported_secret
)
java
DatabaseInstance instance;
DatabaseSecret myImportedSecret;

instance.addRotationMultiUser("MyUser", RotationMultiUserOptions.builder()
        .secret(myImportedSecret)
        .build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;
DatabaseSecret myImportedSecret;

instance.AddRotationMultiUser("MyUser", new RotationMultiUserOptions {
    Secret = myImportedSecret
});
go
var instance DatabaseInstance
var myImportedSecret DatabaseSecret

instance.addRotationMultiUser(jsii.String("MyUser"), &RotationMultiUserOptions{
	Secret: myImportedSecret,
})

It's also possible to create user credentials together with the instance/cluster and add rotation:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
const myUserSecret = new rds.DatabaseSecret(this, 'MyUserSecret', {
  username: 'myuser',
  secretName: 'my-user-secret', // optional, defaults to a CloudFormation-generated name
  dbname: 'mydb', //optional, defaults to the main database of the RDS cluster this secret gets attached to
  masterSecret: instance.secret,
  excludeCharacters: '{}[]()\'"/\\', // defaults to the set " %+~`#$&*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
});
const myUserSecretAttached = myUserSecret.attach(instance); // Adds DB connections information in the secret

instance.addRotationMultiUser('MyUser', { // Add rotation using the multi user scheme
  secret: myUserSecretAttached,
});
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance

my_user_secret = rds.DatabaseSecret(self, "MyUserSecret",
    username="myuser",
    secret_name="my-user-secret",  # optional, defaults to a CloudFormation-generated name
    dbname="mydb",  # optional, defaults to the main database of the RDS cluster this secret gets attached to
    master_secret=instance.secret,
    exclude_characters="{}[]()'\"/\\"
)
my_user_secret_attached = my_user_secret.attach(instance) # Adds DB connections information in the secret

instance.add_rotation_multi_user("MyUser",  # Add rotation using the multi user scheme
    secret=my_user_secret_attached)
java
DatabaseInstance instance;

DatabaseSecret myUserSecret = DatabaseSecret.Builder.create(this, "MyUserSecret")
        .username("myuser")
        .secretName("my-user-secret") // optional, defaults to a CloudFormation-generated name
        .dbname("mydb") //optional, defaults to the main database of the RDS cluster this secret gets attached to
        .masterSecret(instance.getSecret())
        .excludeCharacters("{}[]()'\"/\\")
        .build();
ISecret myUserSecretAttached = myUserSecret.attach(instance); // Adds DB connections information in the secret

instance.addRotationMultiUser("MyUser", RotationMultiUserOptions.builder() // Add rotation using the multi user scheme
        .secret(myUserSecretAttached).build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;

var myUserSecret = new DatabaseSecret(this, "MyUserSecret", new DatabaseSecretProps {
    Username = "myuser",
    SecretName = "my-user-secret",  // optional, defaults to a CloudFormation-generated name
    Dbname = "mydb",  //optional, defaults to the main database of the RDS cluster this secret gets attached to
    MasterSecret = instance.Secret,
    ExcludeCharacters = "{}[]()'\"/\\"
});
var myUserSecretAttached = myUserSecret.Attach(instance); // Adds DB connections information in the secret

instance.AddRotationMultiUser("MyUser", new RotationMultiUserOptions {  // Add rotation using the multi user scheme
    Secret = myUserSecretAttached });
go
var instance DatabaseInstance

myUserSecret := rds.NewDatabaseSecret(this, jsii.String("MyUserSecret"), &DatabaseSecretProps{
	Username: jsii.String("myuser"),
	SecretName: jsii.String("my-user-secret"),
	 // optional, defaults to a CloudFormation-generated name
	Dbname: jsii.String("mydb"),
	 //optional, defaults to the main database of the RDS cluster this secret gets attached to
	MasterSecret: instance.Secret,
	ExcludeCharacters: jsii.String("{}[]()'\"/\\"),
})
myUserSecretAttached := myUserSecret.attach(instance) // Adds DB connections information in the secret

instance.addRotationMultiUser(jsii.String("MyUser"), &RotationMultiUserOptions{
	 // Add rotation using the multi user scheme
	Secret: myUserSecretAttached,
})

Note: This user must be created manually in the database using the master credentials. The rotation will start as soon as this user exists.

Access to the Secrets Manager API is required for the secret rotation. This can be achieved either with internet connectivity (through NAT) or with a VPC interface endpoint. By default, the rotation Lambda function is deployed in the same subnets as the instance/cluster. If access to the Secrets Manager API is not possible from those subnets or using the default API endpoint, use the vpcSubnets and/or endpoint options:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
declare const myEndpoint: ec2.InterfaceVpcEndpoint;

instance.addRotationSingleUser({
  vpcSubnets: { subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS }, // Place rotation Lambda in private subnets
  endpoint: myEndpoint, // Use VPC interface endpoint
});
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance
# my_endpoint: ec2.InterfaceVpcEndpoint


instance.add_rotation_single_user(
    vpc_subnets=ec2.SubnetSelection(subnet_type=ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS),  # Place rotation Lambda in private subnets
    endpoint=my_endpoint
)
java
DatabaseInstance instance;
InterfaceVpcEndpoint myEndpoint;


instance.addRotationSingleUser(RotationSingleUserOptions.builder()
        .vpcSubnets(SubnetSelection.builder().subnetType(SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS).build()) // Place rotation Lambda in private subnets
        .endpoint(myEndpoint)
        .build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;
InterfaceVpcEndpoint myEndpoint;


instance.AddRotationSingleUser(new RotationSingleUserOptions {
    VpcSubnets = new SubnetSelection { SubnetType = SubnetType.PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS },  // Place rotation Lambda in private subnets
    Endpoint = myEndpoint
});
go
var instance DatabaseInstance
var myEndpoint InterfaceVpcEndpoint


instance.addRotationSingleUser(&RotationSingleUserOptions{
	VpcSubnets: &SubnetSelection{
		SubnetType: ec2.SubnetType_PRIVATE_WITH_EGRESS,
	},
	 // Place rotation Lambda in private subnets
	Endpoint: myEndpoint,
})

See also aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager for credentials rotation of existing clusters/instances.

By default, any stack updates will cause AWS Secrets Manager to rotate a secret immediately. To prevent this behavior and wait until the next scheduled rotation window specified via the automaticallyAfter property, set the rotateImmediatelyOnUpdate property to false:

ts
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
declare const mySecurityGroup: ec2.SecurityGroup;

instance.addRotationSingleUser({
  automaticallyAfter: Duration.days(7), // defaults to 30 days
  excludeCharacters: '!@#$%^&*', // defaults to the set " %+~`#$&*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
  securityGroup: mySecurityGroup, // defaults to an auto-created security group
  rotateImmediatelyOnUpdate: false, // defaults to true
});
python
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance
# my_security_group: ec2.SecurityGroup


instance.add_rotation_single_user(
    automatically_after=Duration.days(7),  # defaults to 30 days
    exclude_characters="!@#$%^&*",  # defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
    security_group=my_security_group,  # defaults to an auto-created security group
    rotate_immediately_on_update=False
)
java
DatabaseInstance instance;
SecurityGroup mySecurityGroup;


instance.addRotationSingleUser(RotationSingleUserOptions.builder()
        .automaticallyAfter(Duration.days(7)) // defaults to 30 days
        .excludeCharacters("!@#$%^&*") // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
        .securityGroup(mySecurityGroup) // defaults to an auto-created security group
        .rotateImmediatelyOnUpdate(false)
        .build());
csharp
DatabaseInstance instance;
SecurityGroup mySecurityGroup;


instance.AddRotationSingleUser(new RotationSingleUserOptions {
    AutomaticallyAfter = Duration.Days(7),  // defaults to 30 days
    ExcludeCharacters = "!@#$%^&*",  // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
    SecurityGroup = mySecurityGroup,  // defaults to an auto-created security group
    RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate = false
});
go
var instance DatabaseInstance
var mySecurityGroup SecurityGroup


instance.addRotationSingleUser(&RotationSingleUserOptions{
	AutomaticallyAfter: awscdk.Duration_Days(jsii.Number(7)),
	 // defaults to 30 days
	ExcludeCharacters: jsii.String("!@#$%^&*"),
	 // defaults to the set " %+~`#/// here*()|[]{}:;<>?!'/@\"\\"
	SecurityGroup: mySecurityGroup,
	 // defaults to an auto-created security group
	RotateImmediatelyOnUpdate: jsii.Boolean(false),
})

IAM Authentication ​

You can also authenticate to a database instance using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) database authentication; See <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.html> for more information and a list of supported versions and limitations.

The following example shows enabling IAM authentication for a database instance and granting connection access to an IAM role.

Instance ​

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19 }),
  vpc,
  iamAuthentication: true, // Optional - will be automatically set if you call grantConnect().
});
const role = new iam.Role(this, 'DBRole', { assumedBy: new iam.AccountPrincipal(this.account) });
instance.grantConnect(role); // Grant the role connection access to the DB.
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19),
    vpc=vpc,
    iam_authentication=True
)
role = iam.Role(self, "DBRole", assumed_by=iam.AccountPrincipal(self.account))
instance.grant_connect(role)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .iamAuthentication(true)
        .build();
Role role = Role.Builder.create(this, "DBRole").assumedBy(new AccountPrincipal(this.account)).build();
instance.grantConnect(role);
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    IamAuthentication = true
});
var role = new Role(this, "DBRole", new RoleProps { AssumedBy = new AccountPrincipal(Account) });
instance.GrantConnect(role);
go
var vpc Vpc

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_19(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	IamAuthentication: jsii.Boolean(true),
})
role := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("DBRole"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewAccountPrincipal(this.Account),
})
instance.grantConnect(role)

Proxy ​

The following example shows granting connection access for RDS Proxy to an IAM role.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
});

const proxy = new rds.DatabaseProxy(this, 'Proxy', {
  proxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget.fromCluster(cluster),
  secrets: [cluster.secret!],
  vpc,
});

const role = new iam.Role(this, 'DBProxyRole', { assumedBy: new iam.AccountPrincipal(this.account) });
proxy.grantConnect(role, 'admin'); // Grant the role connection access to the DB Proxy for database user 'admin'.
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc
)

proxy = rds.DatabaseProxy(self, "Proxy",
    proxy_target=rds.ProxyTarget.from_cluster(cluster),
    secrets=[cluster.secret],
    vpc=vpc
)

role = iam.Role(self, "DBProxyRole", assumed_by=iam.AccountPrincipal(self.account))
proxy.grant_connect(role, "admin")
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();

DatabaseProxy proxy = DatabaseProxy.Builder.create(this, "Proxy")
        .proxyTarget(ProxyTarget.fromCluster(cluster))
        .secrets(List.of(cluster.getSecret()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();

Role role = Role.Builder.create(this, "DBProxyRole").assumedBy(new AccountPrincipal(this.account)).build();
proxy.grantConnect(role, "admin");
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc
});

var proxy = new DatabaseProxy(this, "Proxy", new DatabaseProxyProps {
    ProxyTarget = ProxyTarget.FromCluster(cluster),
    Secrets = new [] { cluster.Secret },
    Vpc = vpc
});

var role = new Role(this, "DBProxyRole", new RoleProps { AssumedBy = new AccountPrincipal(Account) });
proxy.GrantConnect(role, "admin");
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

proxy := rds.NewDatabaseProxy(this, jsii.String("Proxy"), &DatabaseProxyProps{
	ProxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget_FromCluster(cluster),
	Secrets: []ISecret{
		cluster.Secret,
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

role := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("DBProxyRole"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewAccountPrincipal(this.Account),
})
proxy.GrantConnect(role, jsii.String("admin"))

Note: In addition to the setup above, a database user will need to be created to support IAM auth. See <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.DBAccounts.html> for setup instructions.

To specify the details of authentication used by a proxy to log in as a specific database user use the clientPasswordAuthType property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
});

const proxy = new rds.DatabaseProxy(this, 'Proxy', {
  proxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget.fromCluster(cluster),
  secrets: [cluster.secret!],
  vpc,
  clientPasswordAuthType: rds.ClientPasswordAuthType.MYSQL_NATIVE_PASSWORD,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc
)

proxy = rds.DatabaseProxy(self, "Proxy",
    proxy_target=rds.ProxyTarget.from_cluster(cluster),
    secrets=[cluster.secret],
    vpc=vpc,
    client_password_auth_type=rds.ClientPasswordAuthType.MYSQL_NATIVE_PASSWORD
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();

DatabaseProxy proxy = DatabaseProxy.Builder.create(this, "Proxy")
        .proxyTarget(ProxyTarget.fromCluster(cluster))
        .secrets(List.of(cluster.getSecret()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .clientPasswordAuthType(ClientPasswordAuthType.MYSQL_NATIVE_PASSWORD)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc
});

var proxy = new DatabaseProxy(this, "Proxy", new DatabaseProxyProps {
    ProxyTarget = ProxyTarget.FromCluster(cluster),
    Secrets = new [] { cluster.Secret },
    Vpc = vpc,
    ClientPasswordAuthType = ClientPasswordAuthType.MYSQL_NATIVE_PASSWORD
});
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

proxy := rds.NewDatabaseProxy(this, jsii.String("Proxy"), &DatabaseProxyProps{
	ProxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget_FromCluster(cluster),
	Secrets: []ISecret{
		cluster.Secret,
	},
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ClientPasswordAuthType: rds.ClientPasswordAuthType_MYSQL_NATIVE_PASSWORD,
})

Default Authentication Scheme ​

RDS Proxy supports different authentication schemes to connect to your database. You can configure the default authentication scheme using the defaultAuthScheme property.

When using DefaultAuthScheme.IAM_AUTH, the proxy uses end-to-end IAM authentication to connect to the database, eliminating the need for secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({
    version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_7,
  }),
  vpc,
  iamAuthentication: true,
});

const proxy = new rds.DatabaseProxy(this, 'Proxy', {
  proxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget.fromInstance(instance),
  vpc,
  defaultAuthScheme: rds.DefaultAuthScheme.IAM_AUTH, // No secrets required
});

// Grant IAM permissions for database connection
const role = new iam.Role(this, 'DBRole', { assumedBy: new iam.AccountPrincipal(this.account) });
proxy.grantConnect(role, 'database-user'); // Database user must be specified when using IAM auth
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(
        version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_7
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    iam_authentication=True
)

proxy = rds.DatabaseProxy(self, "Proxy",
    proxy_target=rds.ProxyTarget.from_instance(instance),
    vpc=vpc,
    default_auth_scheme=rds.DefaultAuthScheme.IAM_AUTH
)

# Grant IAM permissions for database connection
role = iam.Role(self, "DBRole", assumed_by=iam.AccountPrincipal(self.account))
proxy.grant_connect(role, "database-user")
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_7)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .iamAuthentication(true)
        .build();

DatabaseProxy proxy = DatabaseProxy.Builder.create(this, "Proxy")
        .proxyTarget(ProxyTarget.fromInstance(instance))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .defaultAuthScheme(DefaultAuthScheme.IAM_AUTH)
        .build();

// Grant IAM permissions for database connection
Role role = Role.Builder.create(this, "DBRole").assumedBy(new AccountPrincipal(this.account)).build();
proxy.grantConnect(role, "database-user");
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Database", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps {
        Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_7
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    IamAuthentication = true
});

var proxy = new DatabaseProxy(this, "Proxy", new DatabaseProxyProps {
    ProxyTarget = ProxyTarget.FromInstance(instance),
    Vpc = vpc,
    DefaultAuthScheme = DefaultAuthScheme.IAM_AUTH
});

// Grant IAM permissions for database connection
var role = new Role(this, "DBRole", new RoleProps { AssumedBy = new AccountPrincipal(Account) });
proxy.GrantConnect(role, "database-user");
go
var vpc Vpc

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_17_7(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	IamAuthentication: jsii.Boolean(true),
})

proxy := rds.NewDatabaseProxy(this, jsii.String("Proxy"), &DatabaseProxyProps{
	ProxyTarget: rds.ProxyTarget_FromInstance(instance),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	DefaultAuthScheme: rds.DefaultAuthScheme_IAM_AUTH,
})

// Grant IAM permissions for database connection
role := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("DBRole"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewAccountPrincipal(this.Account),
})
proxy.GrantConnect(role, jsii.String("database-user"))

Cluster ​

The following example shows granting connection access for an IAM role to an Aurora Cluster.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
});
const role = new iam.Role(this, 'AppRole', { assumedBy: new iam.ServicePrincipal('someservice.amazonaws.com') });
cluster.grantConnect(role, 'somedbuser');
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc
)
role = iam.Role(self, "AppRole", assumed_by=iam.ServicePrincipal("someservice.amazonaws.com"))
cluster.grant_connect(role, "somedbuser")
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build();
Role role = Role.Builder.create(this, "AppRole").assumedBy(new ServicePrincipal("someservice.amazonaws.com")).build();
cluster.grantConnect(role, "somedbuser");
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc
});
var role = new Role(this, "AppRole", new RoleProps { AssumedBy = new ServicePrincipal("someservice.amazonaws.com") });
cluster.GrantConnect(role, "somedbuser");
go
var vpc Vpc

cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
})
role := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("AppRole"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewServicePrincipal(jsii.String("someservice.amazonaws.com")),
})
cluster.GrantConnect(role, jsii.String("somedbuser"))

Note: In addition to the setup above, a database user will need to be created to support IAM auth. See <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.IAMDBAuth.DBAccounts.html> for setup instructions.

Kerberos Authentication ​

You can also authenticate using Kerberos to a database instance using AWS Managed Microsoft AD for authentication; See <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/kerberos-authentication.html> for more information and a list of supported versions and limitations.

The following example shows enabling domain support for a database instance and creating an IAM role to access Directory Services.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const role = new iam.Role(this, 'RDSDirectoryServicesRole', {
  assumedBy: new iam.CompositePrincipal(
    new iam.ServicePrincipal('rds.amazonaws.com'),
    new iam.ServicePrincipal('directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com'),
  ),
  managedPolicies: [
    iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName('service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess'),
  ],
});
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19 }),
  vpc,
  domain: 'd-????????', // The ID of the domain for the instance to join.
  domainRole: role, // Optional - will be create automatically if not provided.
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

role = iam.Role(self, "RDSDirectoryServicesRole",
    assumed_by=iam.CompositePrincipal(
        iam.ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
        iam.ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")),
    managed_policies=[
        iam.ManagedPolicy.from_aws_managed_policy_name("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")
    ]
)
instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19),
    vpc=vpc,
    domain="d-????????",  # The ID of the domain for the instance to join.
    domain_role=role
)
java
Vpc vpc;

Role role = Role.Builder.create(this, "RDSDirectoryServicesRole")
        .assumedBy(new CompositePrincipal(
        new ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
        new ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")))
        .managedPolicies(List.of(ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")))
        .build();
DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .domain("d-????????") // The ID of the domain for the instance to join.
        .domainRole(role)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var role = new Role(this, "RDSDirectoryServicesRole", new RoleProps {
    AssumedBy = new CompositePrincipal(
    new ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
    new ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")),
    ManagedPolicies = new [] { ManagedPolicy.FromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess") }
});
var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_19 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    Domain = "d-????????",  // The ID of the domain for the instance to join.
    DomainRole = role
});
go
var vpc Vpc

role := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("RDSDirectoryServicesRole"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewCompositePrincipal(
	iam.NewServicePrincipal(jsii.String("rds.amazonaws.com")),
	iam.NewServicePrincipal(jsii.String("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com"))),
	ManagedPolicies: []IManagedPolicy{
		iam.ManagedPolicy_FromAwsManagedPolicyName(jsii.String("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")),
	},
})
instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_19(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Domain: jsii.String("d-????????"),
	 // The ID of the domain for the instance to join.
	DomainRole: role,
})

You can also use the Kerberos authentication for an Aurora database cluster.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const iamRole = new iam.Role(this, 'Role', {
  assumedBy: new iam.CompositePrincipal(
    new iam.ServicePrincipal('rds.amazonaws.com'),
    new iam.ServicePrincipal('directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com'),
  ),
  managedPolicies: [
    iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName('service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess'),
  ],
});

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_05_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Instance', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.MEDIUM),
  }),
  vpc,
  domain: 'd-????????', // The ID of the domain for the cluster to join.
  domainRole: iamRole, // Optional - will be created automatically if not provided.
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

iam_role = iam.Role(self, "Role",
    assumed_by=iam.CompositePrincipal(
        iam.ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
        iam.ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")),
    managed_policies=[
        iam.ManagedPolicy.from_aws_managed_policy_name("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")
    ]
)

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_05_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize.MEDIUM)
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    domain="d-????????",  # The ID of the domain for the cluster to join.
    domain_role=iam_role
)
java
Vpc vpc;

Role iamRole = Role.Builder.create(this, "Role")
        .assumedBy(new CompositePrincipal(
        new ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
        new ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")))
        .managedPolicies(List.of(ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")))
        .build();

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_05_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Instance", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.MEDIUM))
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .domain("d-????????") // The ID of the domain for the cluster to join.
        .domainRole(iamRole)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

var iamRole = new Role(this, "Role", new RoleProps {
    AssumedBy = new CompositePrincipal(
    new ServicePrincipal("rds.amazonaws.com"),
    new ServicePrincipal("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com")),
    ManagedPolicies = new [] { ManagedPolicy.FromAwsManagedPolicyName("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess") }
});

new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_05_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Instance", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3, InstanceSize.MEDIUM)
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    Domain = "d-????????",  // The ID of the domain for the cluster to join.
    DomainRole = iamRole
});
go
var vpc Vpc

iamRole := iam.NewRole(this, jsii.String("Role"), &RoleProps{
	AssumedBy: iam.NewCompositePrincipal(
	iam.NewServicePrincipal(jsii.String("rds.amazonaws.com")),
	iam.NewServicePrincipal(jsii.String("directoryservice.rds.amazonaws.com"))),
	ManagedPolicies: []IManagedPolicy{
		iam.ManagedPolicy_FromAwsManagedPolicyName(jsii.String("service-role/AmazonRDSDirectoryServiceAccess")),
	},
})

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_05_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Instance"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_BURSTABLE3, ec2.InstanceSize_MEDIUM),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Domain: jsii.String("d-????????"),
	 // The ID of the domain for the cluster to join.
	DomainRole: iamRole,
})

Note: In addition to the setup above, you need to make sure that the database instance or cluster has network connectivity to the domain controllers. This includes enabling cross-VPC traffic if in a different VPC and setting up the appropriate security groups/network ACL to allow traffic between the database instance and domain controllers. Once configured, see <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/kerberos-authentication.html> for details on configuring users for each available database engine.

Metrics ​

Database instances and clusters both expose metrics (cloudwatch.Metric):

ts
// The number of database connections in use (average over 5 minutes)
declare const instance: rds.DatabaseInstance;
const dbConnections = instance.metricDatabaseConnections();

// Average CPU utilization over 5 minutes
declare const cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster;
const cpuUtilization = cluster.metricCPUUtilization();

// The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation (average over 1 minute)
const readLatency = instance.metric('ReadLatency', { statistic: 'Average', period: Duration.seconds(60) });
python
# The number of database connections in use (average over 5 minutes)
# instance: rds.DatabaseInstance

# Average CPU utilization over 5 minutes
# cluster: rds.DatabaseCluster

db_connections = instance.metric_database_connections()
cpu_utilization = cluster.metric_cpu_utilization()

# The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation (average over 1 minute)
read_latency = instance.metric("ReadLatency", statistic="Average", period=Duration.seconds(60))
java
// The number of database connections in use (average over 5 minutes)
DatabaseInstance instance;

// Average CPU utilization over 5 minutes
DatabaseCluster cluster;

Metric dbConnections = instance.metricDatabaseConnections();
Metric cpuUtilization = cluster.metricCPUUtilization();

// The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation (average over 1 minute)
Metric readLatency = instance.metric("ReadLatency", MetricOptions.builder().statistic("Average").period(Duration.seconds(60)).build());
csharp
// The number of database connections in use (average over 5 minutes)
DatabaseInstance instance;

// Average CPU utilization over 5 minutes
DatabaseCluster cluster;

var dbConnections = instance.MetricDatabaseConnections();
var cpuUtilization = cluster.MetricCPUUtilization();

// The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation (average over 1 minute)
var readLatency = instance.Metric("ReadLatency", new MetricOptions { Statistic = "Average", Period = Duration.Seconds(60) });
go
// The number of database connections in use (average over 5 minutes)
var instance DatabaseInstance

// Average CPU utilization over 5 minutes
var cluster DatabaseCluster

dbConnections := instance.metricDatabaseConnections()
cpuUtilization := cluster.metricCPUUtilization()

// The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation (average over 1 minute)
readLatency := instance.metric(jsii.String("ReadLatency"), &MetricOptions{
	Statistic: jsii.String("Average"),
	Period: awscdk.Duration_Seconds(jsii.Number(60)),
})

Enabling S3 integration ​

Data in S3 buckets can be imported to and exported from certain database engines using SQL queries. To enable this functionality, set the s3ImportBuckets and s3ExportBuckets properties for import and export respectively. When configured, the CDK automatically creates and configures IAM roles as required. Additionally, the s3ImportRole and s3ExportRole properties can be used to set this role directly. Note: To use s3ImportRole and s3ExportRole with Aurora PostgreSQL, you must also enable the S3 import and export features when you create the DatabaseClusterEngine.

You can read more about loading data to (or from) S3 here:

The following snippet sets up a database cluster with different S3 buckets where the data is imported and exported -

ts
import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';

declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
const importBucket = new s3.Bucket(this, 'importbucket');
const exportBucket = new s3.Bucket(this, 'exportbucket');
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'dbcluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0,
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
  s3ImportBuckets: [importBucket],
  s3ExportBuckets: [exportBucket],
});
python
import aws_cdk.aws_s3 as s3

# vpc: ec2.Vpc

import_bucket = s3.Bucket(self, "importbucket")
export_bucket = s3.Bucket(self, "exportbucket")
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "dbcluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    s3_import_buckets=[import_bucket],
    s3_export_buckets=[export_bucket]
)
java
import software.amazon.awscdk.services.s3.*;

Vpc vpc;

Bucket importBucket = new Bucket(this, "importbucket");
Bucket exportBucket = new Bucket(this, "exportbucket");
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "dbcluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .s3ImportBuckets(List.of(importBucket))
        .s3ExportBuckets(List.of(exportBucket))
        .build();
csharp
using Amazon.CDK.AWS.S3;

Vpc vpc;

var importBucket = new Bucket(this, "importbucket");
var exportBucket = new Bucket(this, "exportbucket");
new DatabaseCluster(this, "dbcluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_03_0
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    S3ImportBuckets = new [] { importBucket },
    S3ExportBuckets = new [] { exportBucket }
});
go
import "github.com/aws/aws-cdk-go/awscdk"

var vpc Vpc

importBucket := s3.NewBucket(this, jsii.String("importbucket"))
exportBucket := s3.NewBucket(this, jsii.String("exportbucket"))
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("dbcluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_03_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	S3ImportBuckets: []IBucket{
		importBucket,
	},
	S3ExportBuckets: []IBucket{
		exportBucket,
	},
})

Creating a Database Proxy ​

Amazon RDS Proxy sits between your application and your relational database to efficiently manage connections to the database and improve scalability of the application. Learn more about at Amazon RDS Proxy.

RDS Proxy is supported for MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, and SQL Server.

The following code configures an RDS Proxy for a DatabaseInstance.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const securityGroup: ec2.SecurityGroup;
declare const secrets: secretsmanager.Secret[];
declare const dbInstance: rds.DatabaseInstance;

const proxy = dbInstance.addProxy('proxy', {
    borrowTimeout: Duration.seconds(30),
    maxConnectionsPercent: 50,
    secrets,
    vpc,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# security_group: ec2.SecurityGroup
# secrets: List[secretsmanager.Secret[]]
# db_instance: rds.DatabaseInstance


proxy = db_instance.add_proxy("proxy",
    borrow_timeout=Duration.seconds(30),
    max_connections_percent=50,
    secrets=secrets,
    vpc=vpc
)
java
Vpc vpc;
SecurityGroup securityGroup;
Secret[] secrets;
DatabaseInstance dbInstance;


DatabaseProxy proxy = dbInstance.addProxy("proxy", DatabaseProxyOptions.builder()
        .borrowTimeout(Duration.seconds(30))
        .maxConnectionsPercent(50)
        .secrets(secrets)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build());
csharp
Vpc vpc;
SecurityGroup securityGroup;
Secret[] secrets;
DatabaseInstance dbInstance;


var proxy = dbInstance.AddProxy("proxy", new DatabaseProxyOptions {
    BorrowTimeout = Duration.Seconds(30),
    MaxConnectionsPercent = 50,
    Secrets = secrets,
    Vpc = vpc
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var securityGroup SecurityGroup
var secrets []Secret
var dbInstance DatabaseInstance


proxy := dbInstance.AddProxy(jsii.String("proxy"), &DatabaseProxyOptions{
	BorrowTimeout: awscdk.Duration_Seconds(jsii.Number(30)),
	MaxConnectionsPercent: jsii.Number(50),
	Secrets: Secrets,
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

Proxy Endpoint ​

The following example add additional endpoint to RDS Proxy.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const secrets: secretsmanager.Secret[];
declare const dbInstance: rds.DatabaseInstance;

const proxy = dbInstance.addProxy('Proxy', {
  secrets,
  vpc,
});

// Add a reader endpoint
proxy.addEndpoint('ProxyEndpoint', {
  vpc,
  targetRole: rds.ProxyEndpointTargetRole.READ_ONLY,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# secrets: List[secretsmanager.Secret[]]
# db_instance: rds.DatabaseInstance


proxy = db_instance.add_proxy("Proxy",
    secrets=secrets,
    vpc=vpc
)

# Add a reader endpoint
proxy.add_endpoint("ProxyEndpoint",
    vpc=vpc,
    target_role=rds.ProxyEndpointTargetRole.READ_ONLY
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Secret[] secrets;
DatabaseInstance dbInstance;


DatabaseProxy proxy = dbInstance.addProxy("Proxy", DatabaseProxyOptions.builder()
        .secrets(secrets)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .build());

// Add a reader endpoint
proxy.addEndpoint("ProxyEndpoint", DatabaseProxyEndpointOptions.builder()
        .vpc(vpc)
        .targetRole(ProxyEndpointTargetRole.READ_ONLY)
        .build());
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Secret[] secrets;
DatabaseInstance dbInstance;


var proxy = dbInstance.AddProxy("Proxy", new DatabaseProxyOptions {
    Secrets = secrets,
    Vpc = vpc
});

// Add a reader endpoint
proxy.AddEndpoint("ProxyEndpoint", new DatabaseProxyEndpointOptions {
    Vpc = vpc,
    TargetRole = ProxyEndpointTargetRole.READ_ONLY
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var secrets []Secret
var dbInstance DatabaseInstance


proxy := dbInstance.AddProxy(jsii.String("Proxy"), &DatabaseProxyOptions{
	Secrets: Secrets,
	Vpc: Vpc,
})

// Add a reader endpoint
proxy.AddEndpoint(jsii.String("ProxyEndpoint"), &DatabaseProxyEndpointOptions{
	Vpc: Vpc,
	TargetRole: rds.ProxyEndpointTargetRole_READ_ONLY,
})

Exporting Logs ​

You can publish database logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. With CloudWatch Logs, you can perform real-time analysis of the log data, store the data in highly durable storage, and manage the data with the CloudWatch Logs Agent. This is available for both database instances and clusters; the types of logs available depend on the database type and engine being used.

ts
import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
declare const myLogsPublishingRole: iam.Role;
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

// Exporting logs from a cluster
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora({
    version: rds.AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_17_9, // different version class for each engine type
  }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('writer'),
  vpc,
  cloudwatchLogsExports: ['error', 'general', 'slowquery', 'audit', 'instance', 'iam-db-auth-error'], // Export all available MySQL-based logs
  cloudwatchLogsRetention: logs.RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS, // Optional - default is to never expire logs
  cloudwatchLogsRetentionRole: myLogsPublishingRole, // Optional - a role will be created if not provided
  // ...
});

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB cluster.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
const errorLogGroup = cluster.cloudwatchLogGroups['error'];
const auditLogGroup = cluster.cloudwatchLogGroups.audit;

// Exporting logs from an instance
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({
    version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3,
  }),
  vpc,
  cloudwatchLogsExports: ['postgresql'], // Export the PostgreSQL logs
  cloudwatchLogsRetention: logs.RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS, // Optional - default is to never expire logs
  // ...
});

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB instance.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
const postgresqlLogGroup = instance.cloudwatchLogGroups['postgresql'];
python
import aws_cdk.aws_logs as logs
# my_logs_publishing_role: iam.Role
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


# Exporting logs from a cluster
cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora(
        version=rds.AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_17_9
    ),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"),
    vpc=vpc,
    cloudwatch_logs_exports=["error", "general", "slowquery", "audit", "instance", "iam-db-auth-error"],  # Export all available MySQL-based logs
    cloudwatch_logs_retention=logs.RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS,  # Optional - default is to never expire logs
    cloudwatch_logs_retention_role=my_logs_publishing_role
)

# When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB cluster.
# Specify an export value to access its log group.
error_log_group = cluster.cloudwatch_log_groups["error"]
audit_log_group = cluster.cloudwatch_log_groups.audit

# Exporting logs from an instance
instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(
        version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    cloudwatch_logs_exports=["postgresql"],  # Export the PostgreSQL logs
    cloudwatch_logs_retention=logs.RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS
)

# When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB instance.
# Specify an export value to access its log group.
postgresql_log_group = instance.cloudwatch_log_groups["postgresql"]
java
import software.amazon.awscdk.services.logs.*;
Role myLogsPublishingRole;
Vpc vpc;


// Exporting logs from a cluster
DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora(AuroraClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_17_9)
                .build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("writer"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .cloudwatchLogsExports(List.of("error", "general", "slowquery", "audit", "instance", "iam-db-auth-error")) // Export all available MySQL-based logs
        .cloudwatchLogsRetention(RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS) // Optional - default is to never expire logs
        .cloudwatchLogsRetentionRole(myLogsPublishingRole)
        .build();

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB cluster.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
ILogGroup errorLogGroup = cluster.getCloudwatchLogGroups()["error"];
ILogGroup auditLogGroup = cluster.getCloudwatchLogGroups().getAudit();

// Exporting logs from an instance
DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .cloudwatchLogsExports(List.of("postgresql")) // Export the PostgreSQL logs
        .cloudwatchLogsRetention(RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS)
        .build();

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB instance.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
ILogGroup postgresqlLogGroup = instance.getCloudwatchLogGroups()["postgresql"];
csharp
using Amazon.CDK.AWS.Logs;
Role myLogsPublishingRole;
Vpc vpc;


// Exporting logs from a cluster
var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.Aurora(new AuroraClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraEngineVersion.VER_1_17_9
    }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("writer"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    CloudwatchLogsExports = new [] { "error", "general", "slowquery", "audit", "instance", "iam-db-auth-error" },  // Export all available MySQL-based logs
    CloudwatchLogsRetention = RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS,  // Optional - default is to never expire logs
    CloudwatchLogsRetentionRole = myLogsPublishingRole
});

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB cluster.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
var errorLogGroup = cluster.CloudwatchLogGroups["error"];
var auditLogGroup = cluster.CloudwatchLogGroups.Audit;

// Exporting logs from an instance
var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps {
        Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_3
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    CloudwatchLogsExports = new [] { "postgresql" },  // Export the PostgreSQL logs
    CloudwatchLogsRetention = RetentionDays.THREE_MONTHS
});

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB instance.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
var postgresqlLogGroup = instance.CloudwatchLogGroups["postgresql"];
go
import "github.com/aws/aws-cdk-go/awscdk"
var myLogsPublishingRole Role
var vpc Vpc


// Exporting logs from a cluster
cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_Aurora(&AuroraClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraEngineVersion_VER_1_17_9(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("writer")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	CloudwatchLogsExports: []*string{
		jsii.String("error"),
		jsii.String("general"),
		jsii.String("slowquery"),
		jsii.String("audit"),
		jsii.String("instance"),
		jsii.String("iam-db-auth-error"),
	},
	 // Export all available MySQL-based logs
	CloudwatchLogsRetention: logs.RetentionDays_THREE_MONTHS,
	 // Optional - default is to never expire logs
	CloudwatchLogsRetentionRole: myLogsPublishingRole,
})

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB cluster.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
errorLogGroup := cluster.cloudwatchLogGroups["error"]
auditLogGroup := cluster.cloudwatchLogGroups.audit

// Exporting logs from an instance
instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_3(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	CloudwatchLogsExports: []*string{
		jsii.String("postgresql"),
	},
	 // Export the PostgreSQL logs
	CloudwatchLogsRetention: logs.RetentionDays_THREE_MONTHS,
})

// When 'cloudwatchLogsExports' is set, each export value creates its own log group in DB instance.
// Specify an export value to access its log group.
postgresqlLogGroup := instance.cloudwatchLogGroups["postgresql"]

Option Groups ​

Some DB engines offer additional features that make it easier to manage data and databases, and to provide additional security for your database. Amazon RDS uses option groups to enable and configure these features. An option group can specify features, called options, that are available for a particular Amazon RDS DB instance.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const securityGroup: ec2.SecurityGroup;

new rds.OptionGroup(this, 'Options', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracleSe2({
    version: rds.OracleEngineVersion.VER_19,
  }),
  configurations: [
    {
      name: 'OEM',
      port: 5500,
      vpc,
      securityGroups: [securityGroup], // Optional - a default group will be created if not provided.
    },
  ],
  optionGroupName: 'MyOptionGroup'
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# security_group: ec2.SecurityGroup


rds.OptionGroup(self, "Options",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracle_se2(
        version=rds.OracleEngineVersion.VER_19
    ),
    configurations=[rds.OptionConfiguration(
        name="OEM",
        port=5500,
        vpc=vpc,
        security_groups=[security_group]
    )
    ],
    option_group_name="MyOptionGroup"
)
java
Vpc vpc;
SecurityGroup securityGroup;


OptionGroup.Builder.create(this, "Options")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.oracleSe2(OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(OracleEngineVersion.VER_19)
                .build()))
        .configurations(List.of(OptionConfiguration.builder()
                .name("OEM")
                .port(5500)
                .vpc(vpc)
                .securityGroups(List.of(securityGroup))
                .build()))
        .optionGroupName("MyOptionGroup")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
SecurityGroup securityGroup;


new OptionGroup(this, "Options", new OptionGroupProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.OracleSe2(new OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps {
        Version = OracleEngineVersion.VER_19
    }),
    Configurations = new [] { new OptionConfiguration {
        Name = "OEM",
        Port = 5500,
        Vpc = vpc,
        SecurityGroups = new [] { securityGroup }
    } },
    OptionGroupName = "MyOptionGroup"
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var securityGroup SecurityGroup


rds.NewOptionGroup(this, jsii.String("Options"), &OptionGroupProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_OracleSe2(&OracleSe2InstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.OracleEngineVersion_VER_19(),
	}),
	Configurations: []OptionConfiguration{
		&OptionConfiguration{
			Name: jsii.String("OEM"),
			Port: jsii.Number(5500),
			Vpc: *Vpc,
			SecurityGroups: []ISecurityGroup{
				securityGroup,
			},
		},
	},
	OptionGroupName: jsii.String("MyOptionGroup"),
})

Parameter Groups ​

Database parameters specify how the database is configured. For example, database parameters can specify the amount of resources, such as memory, to allocate to a database. You manage your database configuration by associating your DB instances with parameter groups. Amazon RDS defines parameter groups with default settings.

You can create your own parameter group for your cluster or instance and associate it with your database:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

const parameterGroup = new rds.ParameterGroup(this, 'ParameterGroup', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEe({
    version: rds.SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11,
  }),
  name: 'my-parameter-group',
  parameters: {
    locks: '100',
  },
});

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.SQL_SERVER_EE,
  vpc,
  parameterGroup,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


parameter_group = rds.ParameterGroup(self, "ParameterGroup",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.sql_server_ee(
        version=rds.SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11
    ),
    name="my-parameter-group",
    parameters={
        "locks": "100"
    }
)

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.SQL_SERVER_EE,
    vpc=vpc,
    parameter_group=parameter_group
)
java
Vpc vpc;


ParameterGroup parameterGroup = ParameterGroup.Builder.create(this, "ParameterGroup")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEe(SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11)
                .build()))
        .name("my-parameter-group")
        .parameters(Map.of(
                "locks", "100"))
        .build();

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.SQL_SERVER_EE)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .parameterGroup(parameterGroup)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


var parameterGroup = new ParameterGroup(this, "ParameterGroup", new ParameterGroupProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.SqlServerEe(new SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps {
        Version = SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11
    }),
    Name = "my-parameter-group",
    Parameters = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        { "locks", "100" }
    }
});

new DatabaseInstance(this, "Database", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.SQL_SERVER_EE,
    Vpc = vpc,
    ParameterGroup = parameterGroup
});
go
var vpc Vpc


parameterGroup := rds.NewParameterGroup(this, jsii.String("ParameterGroup"), &ParameterGroupProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_SqlServerEe(&SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.SqlServerEngineVersion_VER_11(),
	}),
	Name: jsii.String("my-parameter-group"),
	Parameters: map[string]*string{
		"locks": jsii.String("100"),
	},
})

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_SQL_SERVER_EE(),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ParameterGroup: ParameterGroup,
})

Another way to specify parameters is to use the inline field parameters that creates an RDS parameter group for you. You can use this if you do not want to reuse the parameter group instance for different instances:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEe({ version: rds.SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11 }),
  vpc,
  parameters: {
    locks: '100',
  },
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.sql_server_ee(version=rds.SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11),
    vpc=vpc,
    parameters={
        "locks": "100"
    }
)
java
Vpc vpc;


DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEe(SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11).build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .parameters(Map.of(
                "locks", "100"))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


new DatabaseInstance(this, "Database", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.SqlServerEe(new SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps { Version = SqlServerEngineVersion.VER_11 }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    Parameters = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        { "locks", "100" }
    }
});
go
var vpc Vpc


rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_SqlServerEe(&SqlServerEeInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.SqlServerEngineVersion_VER_11(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Parameters: map[string]*string{
		"locks": jsii.String("100"),
	},
})

You cannot specify a parameter map and a parameter group at the same time.

Creating Standalone Parameter Groups ​

In some scenarios, you may want to create a parameter group that exists independently of a database instance or cluster.

By default, ParameterGroup uses a lazy creation pattern and only generates the CloudFormation resource when bound to an instance or cluster. To create a standalone parameter group, use the static factory methods forInstance() or forCluster():

For instance parameter group (AWS::RDS::DBParameterGroup):

ts
const parameterGroup = rds.ParameterGroup.forInstance(this, 'InstanceParameterGroup', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({
    version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_35,
  }),
  description: 'Parameter group for MySQL',
  parameters: {
    max_connections: '150',
    slow_query_log: '1',
  },
});
python
parameter_group = rds.ParameterGroup.for_instance(self, "InstanceParameterGroup",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(
        version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_35
    ),
    description="Parameter group for MySQL",
    parameters={
        "max_connections": "150",
        "slow_query_log": "1"
    }
)
java
IParameterGroup parameterGroup = ParameterGroup.forInstance(this, "InstanceParameterGroup", ParameterGroupProps.builder()
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder()
                .version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_35)
                .build()))
        .description("Parameter group for MySQL")
        .parameters(Map.of(
                "max_connections", "150",
                "slow_query_log", "1"))
        .build());
csharp
var parameterGroup = ParameterGroup.ForInstance(this, "InstanceParameterGroup", new ParameterGroupProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps {
        Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_35
    }),
    Description = "Parameter group for MySQL",
    Parameters = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        { "max_connections", "150" },
        { "slow_query_log", "1" }
    }
});
go
parameterGroup := rds.ParameterGroup_ForInstance(this, jsii.String("InstanceParameterGroup"), &ParameterGroupProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_35(),
	}),
	Description: jsii.String("Parameter group for MySQL"),
	Parameters: map[string]*string{
		"max_connections": jsii.String("150"),
		"slow_query_log": jsii.String("1"),
	},
})

For cluster parameter group (AWS::RDS::DBClusterParameterGroup):

ts
const clusterParameterGroup = rds.ParameterGroup.forCluster(this, 'ClusterParameterGroup', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({
    version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_04_0,
  }),
  description: 'Parameter group for Aurora MySQL',
  parameters: {
    aurora_parallel_query: '1',
  },
});
python
cluster_parameter_group = rds.ParameterGroup.for_cluster(self, "ClusterParameterGroup",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(
        version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_04_0
    ),
    description="Parameter group for Aurora MySQL",
    parameters={
        "aurora_parallel_query": "1"
    }
)
java
IParameterGroup clusterParameterGroup = ParameterGroup.forCluster(this, "ClusterParameterGroup", ParameterGroupProps.builder()
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_04_0)
                .build()))
        .description("Parameter group for Aurora MySQL")
        .parameters(Map.of(
                "aurora_parallel_query", "1"))
        .build());
csharp
var clusterParameterGroup = ParameterGroup.ForCluster(this, "ClusterParameterGroup", new ParameterGroupProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_04_0
    }),
    Description = "Parameter group for Aurora MySQL",
    Parameters = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        { "aurora_parallel_query", "1" }
    }
});
go
clusterParameterGroup := rds.ParameterGroup_ForCluster(this, jsii.String("ClusterParameterGroup"), &ParameterGroupProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_04_0(),
	}),
	Description: jsii.String("Parameter group for Aurora MySQL"),
	Parameters: map[string]*string{
		"aurora_parallel_query": jsii.String("1"),
	},
})

Serverless v1 ​

Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 is an on-demand, auto-scaling configuration for Amazon Aurora. The database will automatically start up, shut down, and scale capacity up or down based on your application's needs. It enables you to run your database in the cloud without managing any database instances.

The following example initializes an Aurora Serverless v1 PostgreSql cluster. Aurora Serverless clusters can specify scaling properties which will be used to automatically scale the database cluster seamlessly based on the workload.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

const cluster = new rds.ServerlessCluster(this, 'AnotherCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_POSTGRESQL,
  copyTagsToSnapshot: true, // whether to save the cluster tags when creating the snapshot. Default is 'true'
  parameterGroup: rds.ParameterGroup.fromParameterGroupName(this, 'ParameterGroup', 'default.aurora-postgresql11'),
  vpc,
  scaling: {
    autoPause: Duration.minutes(10), // default is to pause after 5 minutes of idle time
    minCapacity: rds.AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_8, // default is 2 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
    maxCapacity: rds.AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_32, // default is 16 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
    timeout: Duration.seconds(100), // default is 5 minutes
    timeoutAction: rds.TimeoutAction.FORCE_APPLY_CAPACITY_CHANGE // default is ROLLBACK_CAPACITY_CHANGE
  }
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc


cluster = rds.ServerlessCluster(self, "AnotherCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_POSTGRESQL,
    copy_tags_to_snapshot=True,  # whether to save the cluster tags when creating the snapshot. Default is 'true'
    parameter_group=rds.ParameterGroup.from_parameter_group_name(self, "ParameterGroup", "default.aurora-postgresql11"),
    vpc=vpc,
    scaling=rds.ServerlessScalingOptions(
        auto_pause=Duration.minutes(10),  # default is to pause after 5 minutes of idle time
        min_capacity=rds.AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_8,  # default is 2 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
        max_capacity=rds.AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_32,  # default is 16 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
        timeout=Duration.seconds(100),  # default is 5 minutes
        timeout_action=rds.TimeoutAction.FORCE_APPLY_CAPACITY_CHANGE
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;


ServerlessCluster cluster = ServerlessCluster.Builder.create(this, "AnotherCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_POSTGRESQL)
        .copyTagsToSnapshot(true) // whether to save the cluster tags when creating the snapshot. Default is 'true'
        .parameterGroup(ParameterGroup.fromParameterGroupName(this, "ParameterGroup", "default.aurora-postgresql11"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .scaling(ServerlessScalingOptions.builder()
                .autoPause(Duration.minutes(10)) // default is to pause after 5 minutes of idle time
                .minCapacity(AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_8) // default is 2 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
                .maxCapacity(AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_32) // default is 16 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
                .timeout(Duration.seconds(100)) // default is 5 minutes
                .timeoutAction(TimeoutAction.FORCE_APPLY_CAPACITY_CHANGE)
                .build())
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;


var cluster = new ServerlessCluster(this, "AnotherCluster", new ServerlessClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_POSTGRESQL,
    CopyTagsToSnapshot = true,  // whether to save the cluster tags when creating the snapshot. Default is 'true'
    ParameterGroup = ParameterGroup.FromParameterGroupName(this, "ParameterGroup", "default.aurora-postgresql11"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    Scaling = new ServerlessScalingOptions {
        AutoPause = Duration.Minutes(10),  // default is to pause after 5 minutes of idle time
        MinCapacity = AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_8,  // default is 2 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
        MaxCapacity = AuroraCapacityUnit.ACU_32,  // default is 16 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
        Timeout = Duration.Seconds(100),  // default is 5 minutes
        TimeoutAction = TimeoutAction.FORCE_APPLY_CAPACITY_CHANGE
    }
});
go
var vpc Vpc


cluster := rds.NewServerlessCluster(this, jsii.String("AnotherCluster"), &ServerlessClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA_POSTGRESQL(),
	CopyTagsToSnapshot: jsii.Boolean(true),
	 // whether to save the cluster tags when creating the snapshot. Default is 'true'
	ParameterGroup: rds.ParameterGroup_FromParameterGroupName(this, jsii.String("ParameterGroup"), jsii.String("default.aurora-postgresql11")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	Scaling: &ServerlessScalingOptions{
		AutoPause: awscdk.Duration_Minutes(jsii.Number(10)),
		 // default is to pause after 5 minutes of idle time
		MinCapacity: rds.AuroraCapacityUnit_ACU_8,
		 // default is 2 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
		MaxCapacity: rds.AuroraCapacityUnit_ACU_32,
		 // default is 16 Aurora capacity units (ACUs)
		Timeout: awscdk.Duration_Seconds(jsii.Number(100)),
		 // default is 5 minutes
		TimeoutAction: rds.TimeoutAction_FORCE_APPLY_CAPACITY_CHANGE,
	},
})

Note: The rds.ServerlessCluster class is for Aurora Serverless v1. If you want to use Aurora Serverless v2, use the rds.DatabaseCluster class.

Aurora Serverless v1 Clusters do not support the following features:

  • Loading data from an Amazon S3 bucket
  • Saving data to an Amazon S3 bucket
  • Invoking an AWS Lambda function with an Aurora MySQL native function
  • Aurora replicas
  • Backtracking
  • Multi-master clusters
  • Database cloning
  • IAM database cloning
  • IAM database authentication
  • Restoring a snapshot from MySQL DB instance
  • Performance Insights
  • RDS Proxy

Read more about the limitations of Aurora Serverless v1

Learn more about using Amazon Aurora Serverless v1 by reading the documentation

Use ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot to create a serverless cluster from a snapshot:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
  vpc,
  snapshotIdentifier: 'mySnapshot',
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    vpc=vpc,
    snapshot_identifier="mySnapshot"
)
java
Vpc vpc;

ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .snapshotIdentifier("mySnapshot")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot(this, "Cluster", new ServerlessClusterFromSnapshotProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    Vpc = vpc,
    SnapshotIdentifier = "mySnapshot"
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewServerlessClusterFromSnapshot(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &ServerlessClusterFromSnapshotProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA_MYSQL(),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	SnapshotIdentifier: jsii.String("mySnapshot"),
})

Data API ​

You can access your Aurora DB cluster using the built-in Data API. The Data API doesn't require a persistent connection to the DB cluster. Instead, it provides a secure HTTP endpoint and integration with AWS SDKs.

The following example shows granting Data API access to a Lambda function.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const fn: lambda.Function;
declare const secret: secretsmanager.Secret;

// Create a serverless V1 cluster
const serverlessV1Cluster = new rds.ServerlessCluster(this, 'AnotherCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
  vpc, // this parameter is optional for serverless Clusters
  enableDataApi: true, // Optional - will be automatically set if you call grantDataApiAccess()
});
serverlessV1Cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Create an Aurora cluster
const cluster = new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
  vpc,
  enableDataApi: true, // Optional - will be automatically set if you call grantDataApiAccess()
});
cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Import an Aurora cluster
const importedCluster = rds.DatabaseCluster.fromDatabaseClusterAttributes(this, 'ImportedCluster', {
  clusterIdentifier: 'clusterIdentifier',
  secret,
  dataApiEnabled: true,
});
importedCluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# fn: lambda.Function
# secret: secretsmanager.Secret


# Create a serverless V1 cluster
serverless_v1_cluster = rds.ServerlessCluster(self, "AnotherCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    vpc=vpc,  # this parameter is optional for serverless Clusters
    enable_data_api=True
)
serverless_v1_cluster.grant_data_api_access(fn)

# Create an Aurora cluster
cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    vpc=vpc,
    enable_data_api=True
)
cluster.grant_data_api_access(fn)

# Import an Aurora cluster
imported_cluster = rds.DatabaseCluster.from_database_cluster_attributes(self, "ImportedCluster",
    cluster_identifier="clusterIdentifier",
    secret=secret,
    data_api_enabled=True
)
imported_cluster.grant_data_api_access(fn)
java
Vpc vpc;
Function fn;
Secret secret;


// Create a serverless V1 cluster
ServerlessCluster serverlessV1Cluster = ServerlessCluster.Builder.create(this, "AnotherCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL)
        .vpc(vpc) // this parameter is optional for serverless Clusters
        .enableDataApi(true)
        .build();
serverlessV1Cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Create an Aurora cluster
DatabaseCluster cluster = DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .enableDataApi(true)
        .build();
cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Import an Aurora cluster
IDatabaseCluster importedCluster = DatabaseCluster.fromDatabaseClusterAttributes(this, "ImportedCluster", DatabaseClusterAttributes.builder()
        .clusterIdentifier("clusterIdentifier")
        .secret(secret)
        .dataApiEnabled(true)
        .build());
importedCluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn);
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Function fn;
Secret secret;


// Create a serverless V1 cluster
var serverlessV1Cluster = new ServerlessCluster(this, "AnotherCluster", new ServerlessClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    Vpc = vpc,  // this parameter is optional for serverless Clusters
    EnableDataApi = true
});
serverlessV1Cluster.GrantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Create an Aurora cluster
var cluster = new DatabaseCluster(this, "Cluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA_MYSQL,
    Vpc = vpc,
    EnableDataApi = true
});
cluster.GrantDataApiAccess(fn);

// Import an Aurora cluster
var importedCluster = DatabaseCluster.FromDatabaseClusterAttributes(this, "ImportedCluster", new DatabaseClusterAttributes {
    ClusterIdentifier = "clusterIdentifier",
    Secret = secret,
    DataApiEnabled = true
});
importedCluster.GrantDataApiAccess(fn);
go
var vpc Vpc
var fn Function
var secret Secret


// Create a serverless V1 cluster
serverlessV1Cluster := rds.NewServerlessCluster(this, jsii.String("AnotherCluster"), &ServerlessClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA_MYSQL(),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	 // this parameter is optional for serverless Clusters
	EnableDataApi: jsii.Boolean(true),
})
serverlessV1Cluster.grantDataApiAccess(fn)

// Create an Aurora cluster
cluster := rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA_MYSQL(),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	EnableDataApi: jsii.Boolean(true),
})
cluster.GrantDataApiAccess(fn)

// Import an Aurora cluster
importedCluster := rds.DatabaseCluster_FromDatabaseClusterAttributes(this, jsii.String("ImportedCluster"), &DatabaseClusterAttributes{
	ClusterIdentifier: jsii.String("clusterIdentifier"),
	Secret: Secret,
	DataApiEnabled: jsii.Boolean(true),
})
importedCluster.GrantDataApiAccess(fn)

Note: To invoke the Data API, the resource will need to read the secret associated with the cluster.

To learn more about using the Data API, see the documentation.

Default VPC ​

The vpc parameter is optional.

If not provided, the cluster will be created in the default VPC of the account and region. As this VPC is not deployed with AWS CDK, you can't configure the vpcSubnets, subnetGroup or securityGroups of the Aurora Serverless Cluster. If you want to provide one of vpcSubnets, subnetGroup or securityGroups parameter, please provide a vpc.

Preferred Maintenance Window ​

When creating an RDS cluster, it is possible to (optionally) specify a preferred maintenance window for the cluster as well as the instances under the cluster. See AWS docs for more information regarding maintenance windows.

The following code snippet shows an example of setting the cluster's maintenance window to 22:15-22:45 (UTC) on Saturdays, but setting the instances' maintenance window to 23:15-23:45 on Sundays

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
  instanceProps: {
    vpc: vpc,
    preferredMaintenanceWindow: 'Sun:23:15-Sun:23:45',
  },
  preferredMaintenanceWindow: 'Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45',
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    instance_props=rds.InstanceProps(
        vpc=vpc,
        preferred_maintenance_window="Sun:23:15-Sun:23:45"
    ),
    preferred_maintenance_window="Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA)
        .instanceProps(InstanceProps.builder()
                .vpc(vpc)
                .preferredMaintenanceWindow("Sun:23:15-Sun:23:45")
                .build())
        .preferredMaintenanceWindow("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    InstanceProps = new InstanceProps {
        Vpc = vpc,
        PreferredMaintenanceWindow = "Sun:23:15-Sun:23:45"
    },
    PreferredMaintenanceWindow = "Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA(),
	InstanceProps: &InstanceProps{
		Vpc: vpc,
		PreferredMaintenanceWindow: jsii.String("Sun:23:15-Sun:23:45"),
	},
	PreferredMaintenanceWindow: jsii.String("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"),
})

You can also set the preferred maintenance window via reader and writer props:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
  vpc: vpc,
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('WriterInstance', {
    preferredMaintenanceWindow: 'Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45',
  }),
  preferredMaintenanceWindow: 'Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45',
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    vpc=vpc,
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("WriterInstance",
        preferred_maintenance_window="Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
    ),
    preferred_maintenance_window="Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("WriterInstance", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .preferredMaintenanceWindow("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45")
                .build()))
        .preferredMaintenanceWindow("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45")
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("WriterInstance", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        PreferredMaintenanceWindow = "Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
    }),
    PreferredMaintenanceWindow = "Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA(),
	Vpc: vpc,
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("WriterInstance"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		PreferredMaintenanceWindow: jsii.String("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"),
	}),
	PreferredMaintenanceWindow: jsii.String("Sat:22:15-Sat:22:45"),
})

Performance Insights ​

You can enable Performance Insights for a clustered database or an instance database.

Clustered Database ​

You can enable Performance Insights at cluster level or instance level.

To enable Performance Insights at the cluster level, set the enablePerformanceInsights property for the DatabaseCluster to true. If you want to specify the detailed settings, you can use the performanceInsightRetention and performanceInsightEncryptionKey properties.

The settings are then applied to all instances in the cluster.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const kmsKey: kms.Key;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
  vpc: vpc,
  enablePerformanceInsights: true,
  performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
  performanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Writer', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  }),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# kms_key: kms.Key

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    vpc=vpc,
    enable_performance_insights=True,
    performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
    performance_insight_encryption_key=kms_key,
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE)
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .enablePerformanceInsights(true)
        .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM)
        .performanceInsightEncryptionKey(kmsKey)
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
                .build()))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    Vpc = vpc,
    EnablePerformanceInsights = true,
    PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
    PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey = kmsKey,
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE)
    })
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var kmsKey Key

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA(),
	Vpc: vpc,
	EnablePerformanceInsights: jsii.Boolean(true),
	PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_LONG_TERM,
	PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	}),
})

To enable Performance Insights at the instance level, set the same properties for each instance of the writer and the readers.

In this way, different settings can be applied to different instances in a cluster.

Note: If Performance Insights is enabled at the cluster level, it is also automatically enabled for each instance. If specified, Performance Insights for each instance require the same retention period and encryption key as the cluster level.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const kmsKey: kms.Key;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
  vpc: vpc,
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Writer', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    enablePerformanceInsights: true,
    performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
    performanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
  }),
  readers: [
    rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Reader', {
      instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
      enablePerformanceInsights: false,
    }),
  ],
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# kms_key: kms.Key

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    vpc=vpc,
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
        enable_performance_insights=True,
        performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
        performance_insight_encryption_key=kms_key
    ),
    readers=[
        rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Reader",
            instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
            enable_performance_insights=False
        )
    ]
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA)
        .vpc(vpc)
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
                .enablePerformanceInsights(true)
                .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM)
                .performanceInsightEncryptionKey(kmsKey)
                .build()))
        .readers(List.of(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Reader", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
                .enablePerformanceInsights(false)
                .build())))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    Vpc = vpc,
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE),
        EnablePerformanceInsights = true,
        PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
        PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey = kmsKey
    }),
    Readers = new [] { ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Reader", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE),
        EnablePerformanceInsights = false
    }) }
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var kmsKey Key

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA(),
	Vpc: vpc,
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
		EnablePerformanceInsights: jsii.Boolean(true),
		PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_LONG_TERM,
		PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
	}),
	Readers: []IClusterInstance{
		rds.ClusterInstance_*Provisioned(jsii.String("Reader"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
			InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_*Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
			EnablePerformanceInsights: jsii.Boolean(false),
		}),
	},
})

Instance Database ​

To enable Performance Insights for an instance database, set the enablePerformanceInsights property for the DatabaseInstance to true. If you want to specify the detailed settings, you can use the performanceInsightRetention and performanceInsightEncryptionKey properties.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const kmsKey: kms.Key;
const instance = new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'Instance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
  enablePerformanceInsights: true,
  performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
  performanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# kms_key: kms.Key

instance = rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "Instance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc,
    enable_performance_insights=True,
    performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
    performance_insight_encryption_key=kms_key
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

DatabaseInstance instance = DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "Instance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .enablePerformanceInsights(true)
        .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM)
        .performanceInsightEncryptionKey(kmsKey)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Key kmsKey;

var instance = new DatabaseInstance(this, "Instance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc,
    EnablePerformanceInsights = true,
    PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.LONG_TERM,
    PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey = kmsKey
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var kmsKey Key

instance := rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("Instance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	EnablePerformanceInsights: jsii.Boolean(true),
	PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_LONG_TERM,
	PerformanceInsightEncryptionKey: kmsKey,
})

Supported Engines ​

Performance Insights supports a limited number of engines.

To see Amazon RDS DB engines that support Performance Insights, see Amazon RDS DB engine, Region, and instance class support for Performance Insights.

To see Amazon Aurora DB engines that support Performance Insights, see Amazon Aurora DB engine, Region, and instance class support for Performance Insights.

For more information about Performance Insights, see Monitoring DB load with Performance Insights on Amazon RDS.

Database Insights ​

The standard mode of Database Insights is enabled by default for Aurora databases.

You can enhance the monitoring of your Aurora databases by enabling the advanced mode of Database Insights.

To control Database Insights mode, use the databaseInsightsMode property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Database', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
  vpc: vpc,
  // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
  // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
  databaseInsightsMode: rds.DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
  performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15,
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned('Writer', {
    instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  }),
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Database",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    vpc=vpc,
    # If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
    # Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
    database_insights_mode=rds.DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
    performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15,
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer",
        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE)
    )
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Database")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA)
        .vpc(vpc)
        // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
        // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
        .databaseInsightsMode(DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED)
        .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15)
        .writer(ClusterInstance.provisioned("Writer", ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps.builder()
                .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
                .build()))
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseCluster(this, "Database", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AURORA,
    Vpc = vpc,
    // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
    // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
    DatabaseInsightsMode = DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
    PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15,
    Writer = ClusterInstance.Provisioned("Writer", new ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps {
        InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE)
    })
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Database"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AURORA(),
	Vpc: vpc,
	// If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
	// Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
	DatabaseInsightsMode: rds.DatabaseInsightsMode_ADVANCED,
	PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_MONTHS_15,
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_Provisioned(jsii.String("Writer"), &ProvisionedClusterInstanceProps{
		InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	}),
})

Database Insights is also supported for RDS instances:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'PostgresInstance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres({ version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_5 }),
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R5, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
  // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
  // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
  databaseInsightsMode: rds.DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
  performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "PostgresInstance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(version=rds.PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_5),
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R5, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc,
    # If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
    # Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
    database_insights_mode=rds.DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
    performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15
)
java
Vpc vpc;

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "PostgresInstance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres(PostgresInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_5).build()))
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R5, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
        // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
        .databaseInsightsMode(DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED)
        .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

new DatabaseInstance(this, "PostgresInstance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Postgres(new PostgresInstanceEngineProps { Version = PostgresEngineVersion.VER_17_5 }),
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R5, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc,
    // If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
    // Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
    DatabaseInsightsMode = DatabaseInsightsMode.ADVANCED,
    PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_15
});
go
var vpc Vpc

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("PostgresInstance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Postgres(&PostgresInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.PostgresEngineVersion_VER_17_5(),
	}),
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R5, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	// If you enable the advanced mode of Database Insights,
	// Performance Insights is enabled and you must set the `performanceInsightRetention` to 465(15 months).
	DatabaseInsightsMode: rds.DatabaseInsightsMode_ADVANCED,
	PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_MONTHS_15,
})

Visit CloudWatch Database Insights for more details.

Enhanced Monitoring ​

With Enhanced Monitoring, you can monitor the operating system of your DB instance in real time.

To enable Enhanced Monitoring for a clustered database, set the monitoringInterval property. This value is applied at instance level to all instances in the cluster by default.

If you want to enable enhanced monitoring at the cluster level, you can set the enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring property to true. Note that you must set monitoringInterval when using enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres({ version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  vpc,
  monitoringInterval: Duration.seconds(5),
});

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres({ version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  vpc,
  monitoringInterval: Duration.seconds(5),
  enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring: true,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc

# Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_postgres(version=rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    vpc=vpc,
    monitoring_interval=Duration.seconds(5)
)

# Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_postgres(version=rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    vpc=vpc,
    monitoring_interval=Duration.seconds(5),
    enable_cluster_level_enhanced_monitoring=True
)
java
Vpc vpc;

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres(AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .monitoringInterval(Duration.seconds(5))
        .build();

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres(AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .monitoringInterval(Duration.seconds(5))
        .enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring(true)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
new DatabaseCluster(this, "Cluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraPostgres(new AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    MonitoringInterval = Duration.Seconds(5)
});

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
new DatabaseCluster(this, "Cluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraPostgres(new AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    MonitoringInterval = Duration.Seconds(5),
    EnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring = true
});
go
var vpc Vpc

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at instance level to all instances in the cluster
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraPostgres(&AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	MonitoringInterval: awscdk.Duration_Seconds(jsii.Number(5)),
})

// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
// Enable Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_*AuroraPostgres(&AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_*ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	MonitoringInterval: awscdk.Duration_*Seconds(jsii.Number(5)),
	EnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring: jsii.Boolean(true),
})

AWS CDK automatically generate the IAM role for Enhanced Monitoring. If you want to create the IAM role manually, you can use the monitoringRole property.

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;
declare const monitoringRole: iam.Role;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'Cluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres({ version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  vpc,
  monitoringInterval: Duration.seconds(5),
  monitoringRole,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.Vpc
# monitoring_role: iam.Role


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "Cluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_postgres(version=rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    vpc=vpc,
    monitoring_interval=Duration.seconds(5),
    monitoring_role=monitoring_role
)
java
Vpc vpc;
Role monitoringRole;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "Cluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres(AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .monitoringInterval(Duration.seconds(5))
        .monitoringRole(monitoringRole)
        .build();
csharp
Vpc vpc;
Role monitoringRole;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "Cluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraPostgres(new AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_1 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    MonitoringInterval = Duration.Seconds(5),
    MonitoringRole = monitoringRole
});
go
var vpc Vpc
var monitoringRole Role


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("Cluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraPostgres(&AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_1(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	MonitoringInterval: awscdk.Duration_Seconds(jsii.Number(5)),
	MonitoringRole: MonitoringRole,
})

Extended Support ​

With Amazon RDS Extended Support, you can continue running your database on a major engine version past the RDS end of standard support date for an additional cost. To configure the life cycle type, use the engineLifecycleSupport property:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.IVpc;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'DatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql({ version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
  writer: rds.ClusterInstance.serverlessV2('writerInstance'),
  vpc,
  engineLifecycleSupport: rds.EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT,
});

new rds.DatabaseInstance(this, 'DatabaseInstance', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql({ version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
  vpc,
  engineLifecycleSupport: rds.EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT_DISABLED,
});
python
# vpc: ec2.IVpc


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "DatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_mysql(version=rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0),
    writer=rds.ClusterInstance.serverless_v2("writerInstance"),
    vpc=vpc,
    engine_lifecycle_support=rds.EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT
)

rds.DatabaseInstance(self, "DatabaseInstance",
    engine=rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(version=rds.MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39),
    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(ec2.InstanceClass.R7G, ec2.InstanceSize.LARGE),
    vpc=vpc,
    engine_lifecycle_support=rds.EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT_DISABLED
)
java
IVpc vpc;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql(AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps.builder().version(AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0).build()))
        .writer(ClusterInstance.serverlessV2("writerInstance"))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .engineLifecycleSupport(EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT)
        .build();

DatabaseInstance.Builder.create(this, "DatabaseInstance")
        .engine(DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql(MySqlInstanceEngineProps.builder().version(MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39).build()))
        .instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .engineLifecycleSupport(EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT_DISABLED)
        .build();
csharp
IVpc vpc;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "DatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraMysql(new AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps { Version = AuroraMysqlEngineVersion.VER_3_07_0 }),
    Writer = ClusterInstance.ServerlessV2("writerInstance"),
    Vpc = vpc,
    EngineLifecycleSupport = EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT
});

new DatabaseInstance(this, "DatabaseInstance", new DatabaseInstanceProps {
    Engine = DatabaseInstanceEngine.Mysql(new MySqlInstanceEngineProps { Version = MysqlEngineVersion.VER_8_0_39 }),
    InstanceType = InstanceType.Of(InstanceClass.R7G, InstanceSize.LARGE),
    Vpc = vpc,
    EngineLifecycleSupport = EngineLifecycleSupport.OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT_DISABLED
});
go
var vpc IVpc


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("DatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraMysql(&AuroraMysqlClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraMysqlEngineVersion_VER_3_07_0(),
	}),
	Writer: rds.ClusterInstance_ServerlessV2(jsii.String("writerInstance")),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	EngineLifecycleSupport: rds.EngineLifecycleSupport_OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT,
})

rds.NewDatabaseInstance(this, jsii.String("DatabaseInstance"), &DatabaseInstanceProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseInstanceEngine_Mysql(&MySqlInstanceEngineProps{
		Version: rds.MysqlEngineVersion_VER_8_0_39(),
	}),
	InstanceType: ec2.InstanceType_Of(ec2.InstanceClass_R7G, ec2.InstanceSize_LARGE),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	EngineLifecycleSupport: rds.EngineLifecycleSupport_OPEN_SOURCE_RDS_EXTENDED_SUPPORT_DISABLED,
})

Importing existing DatabaseInstance ​

Lookup DatabaseInstance by instanceIdentifier ​

You can lookup an existing DatabaseInstance by its instanceIdentifier using DatabaseInstance.fromLookup(). This method returns an IDatabaseInstance.

Here's how DatabaseInstance.fromLookup() can be used:

ts
declare const myUserRole: iam.Role;

const dbFromLookup = rds.DatabaseInstance.fromLookup(this, 'dbFromLookup', {
  instanceIdentifier: 'instanceId',
});

// Grant a connection
dbFromLookup.grantConnect(myUserRole, 'my-user-id');
python
# my_user_role: iam.Role


db_from_lookup = rds.DatabaseInstance.from_lookup(self, "dbFromLookup",
    instance_identifier="instanceId"
)

# Grant a connection
db_from_lookup.grant_connect(my_user_role, "my-user-id")
java
Role myUserRole;


IDatabaseInstance dbFromLookup = DatabaseInstance.fromLookup(this, "dbFromLookup", DatabaseInstanceLookupOptions.builder()
        .instanceIdentifier("instanceId")
        .build());

// Grant a connection
dbFromLookup.grantConnect(myUserRole, "my-user-id");
csharp
Role myUserRole;


var dbFromLookup = DatabaseInstance.FromLookup(this, "dbFromLookup", new DatabaseInstanceLookupOptions {
    InstanceIdentifier = "instanceId"
});

// Grant a connection
dbFromLookup.GrantConnect(myUserRole, "my-user-id");
go
var myUserRole Role


dbFromLookup := rds.DatabaseInstance_FromLookup(this, jsii.String("dbFromLookup"), &DatabaseInstanceLookupOptions{
	InstanceIdentifier: jsii.String("instanceId"),
})

// Grant a connection
dbFromLookup.GrantConnect(myUserRole, jsii.String("my-user-id"))

Importing existing DatabaseCluster ​

Lookup DatabaseCluster by clusterIdentifier ​

You can lookup an existing DatabaseCluster by its clusterIdentifier using DatabaseCluster.fromLookup(). This method returns an IDatabaseCluster.

Here's how DatabaseCluster.fromLookup() can be used:

ts
declare const myUserRole: iam.Role;

const clusterFromLookup = rds.DatabaseCluster.fromLookup(this, 'ClusterFromLookup', {
  clusterIdentifier: 'my-cluster-id',
});

// Grant a connection
clusterFromLookup.grantConnect(myUserRole, 'my-user-id');
python
# my_user_role: iam.Role


cluster_from_lookup = rds.DatabaseCluster.from_lookup(self, "ClusterFromLookup",
    cluster_identifier="my-cluster-id"
)

# Grant a connection
cluster_from_lookup.grant_connect(my_user_role, "my-user-id")
java
Role myUserRole;


IDatabaseCluster clusterFromLookup = DatabaseCluster.fromLookup(this, "ClusterFromLookup", DatabaseClusterLookupOptions.builder()
        .clusterIdentifier("my-cluster-id")
        .build());

// Grant a connection
clusterFromLookup.grantConnect(myUserRole, "my-user-id");
csharp
Role myUserRole;


var clusterFromLookup = DatabaseCluster.FromLookup(this, "ClusterFromLookup", new DatabaseClusterLookupOptions {
    ClusterIdentifier = "my-cluster-id"
});

// Grant a connection
clusterFromLookup.GrantConnect(myUserRole, "my-user-id");
go
var myUserRole Role


clusterFromLookup := rds.DatabaseCluster_FromLookup(this, jsii.String("ClusterFromLookup"), &DatabaseClusterLookupOptions{
	ClusterIdentifier: jsii.String("my-cluster-id"),
})

// Grant a connection
clusterFromLookup.GrantConnect(myUserRole, jsii.String("my-user-id"))

Limitless Database Cluster ​

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database provides automated horizontal scaling to process millions of write transactions per second and manages petabytes of data while maintaining the simplicity of operating inside a single database.

The following example shows creating an Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database cluster:

ts
declare const vpc: ec2.IVpc;

new rds.DatabaseCluster(this, 'LimitlessDatabaseCluster', {
  engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres({
    version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_4_LIMITLESS,
  }),
  vpc,
  clusterScalabilityType: rds.ClusterScalabilityType.LIMITLESS,
  // Requires enabling Performance Insights
  enablePerformanceInsights: true,
  performanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_1,
  // Requires enabling Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
  monitoringInterval: Duration.minutes(1),
  enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring: true,
  // Requires I/O optimized storage type
  storageType: rds.DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
  // Requires exporting the PostgreSQL log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
  cloudwatchLogsExports: ['postgresql'],
});
python
# vpc: ec2.IVpc


rds.DatabaseCluster(self, "LimitlessDatabaseCluster",
    engine=rds.DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora_postgres(
        version=rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_4_LIMITLESS
    ),
    vpc=vpc,
    cluster_scalability_type=rds.ClusterScalabilityType.LIMITLESS,
    # Requires enabling Performance Insights
    enable_performance_insights=True,
    performance_insight_retention=rds.PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_1,
    # Requires enabling Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
    monitoring_interval=Duration.minutes(1),
    enable_cluster_level_enhanced_monitoring=True,
    # Requires I/O optimized storage type
    storage_type=rds.DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
    # Requires exporting the PostgreSQL log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
    cloudwatch_logs_exports=["postgresql"]
)
java
IVpc vpc;


DatabaseCluster.Builder.create(this, "LimitlessDatabaseCluster")
        .engine(DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres(AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps.builder()
                .version(AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_4_LIMITLESS)
                .build()))
        .vpc(vpc)
        .clusterScalabilityType(ClusterScalabilityType.LIMITLESS)
        // Requires enabling Performance Insights
        .enablePerformanceInsights(true)
        .performanceInsightRetention(PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_1)
        // Requires enabling Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
        .monitoringInterval(Duration.minutes(1))
        .enableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring(true)
        // Requires I/O optimized storage type
        .storageType(DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1)
        // Requires exporting the PostgreSQL log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
        .cloudwatchLogsExports(List.of("postgresql"))
        .build();
csharp
IVpc vpc;


new DatabaseCluster(this, "LimitlessDatabaseCluster", new DatabaseClusterProps {
    Engine = DatabaseClusterEngine.AuroraPostgres(new AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps {
        Version = AuroraPostgresEngineVersion.VER_16_4_LIMITLESS
    }),
    Vpc = vpc,
    ClusterScalabilityType = ClusterScalabilityType.LIMITLESS,
    // Requires enabling Performance Insights
    EnablePerformanceInsights = true,
    PerformanceInsightRetention = PerformanceInsightRetention.MONTHS_1,
    // Requires enabling Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
    MonitoringInterval = Duration.Minutes(1),
    EnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring = true,
    // Requires I/O optimized storage type
    StorageType = DBClusterStorageType.AURORA_IOPT1,
    // Requires exporting the PostgreSQL log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
    CloudwatchLogsExports = new [] { "postgresql" }
});
go
var vpc IVpc


rds.NewDatabaseCluster(this, jsii.String("LimitlessDatabaseCluster"), &DatabaseClusterProps{
	Engine: rds.DatabaseClusterEngine_AuroraPostgres(&AuroraPostgresClusterEngineProps{
		Version: rds.AuroraPostgresEngineVersion_VER_16_4_LIMITLESS(),
	}),
	Vpc: Vpc,
	ClusterScalabilityType: rds.ClusterScalabilityType_LIMITLESS,
	// Requires enabling Performance Insights
	EnablePerformanceInsights: jsii.Boolean(true),
	PerformanceInsightRetention: rds.PerformanceInsightRetention_MONTHS_1,
	// Requires enabling Enhanced Monitoring at the cluster level
	MonitoringInterval: awscdk.Duration_Minutes(jsii.Number(1)),
	EnableClusterLevelEnhancedMonitoring: jsii.Boolean(true),
	// Requires I/O optimized storage type
	StorageType: rds.DBClusterStorageType_AURORA_IOPT1,
	// Requires exporting the PostgreSQL log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
	CloudwatchLogsExports: []*string{
		jsii.String("postgresql"),
	},
})

Types ​

NameKindSummary
DatabaseClusterConstruct (L2)Create a clustered database with a given number of instances.
DatabaseClusterBaseConstruct (L2)A new or imported clustered database.
DatabaseClusterFromSnapshotConstruct (L2)A database cluster restored from a snapshot.
DatabaseInstanceConstruct (L2)A database instance.
DatabaseInstanceBaseConstruct (L2)A new or imported database instance.
DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotConstruct (L2)A database instance restored from a snapshot.
DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaConstruct (L2)A read replica database instance.
DatabaseProxyConstruct (L2)RDS Database Proxy.
DatabaseProxyEndpointConstruct (L2)RDS Database Proxy Endpoint.
DatabaseSecretConstruct (L2)A database secret.
OptionGroupConstruct (L2)An option group.
ParameterGroupConstruct (L2)A parameter group.
ServerlessClusterConstruct (L2)Create an Aurora Serverless v1 Cluster.
ServerlessClusterFromSnapshotConstruct (L2)A Aurora Serverless v1 Cluster restored from a snapshot.
SubnetGroupConstruct (L2)Class for creating a RDS DB subnet group.
CfnClusterSnapshotConstruct (L1)Creates a snapshot of a DB cluster.
CfnCustomDBEngineVersionConstruct (L1)Creates a custom DB engine version (CEV).
CfnDBClusterConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBCluster resource creates an Amazon Aurora DB cluster or Multi-AZ DB cluster.
CfnDBClusterParameterGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBClusterParameterGroup resource creates a new Amazon RDS DB cluster parameter group.
CfnDBInstanceConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBInstance resource creates an Amazon DB instance.
CfnDBParameterGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBParameterGroup resource creates a custom parameter group for an RDS database family.
CfnDBProxyConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBProxy resource creates or updates a DB proxy.
CfnDBProxyEndpointConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBProxyEndpoint resource creates or updates a DB proxy endpoint.
CfnDBProxyTargetGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBProxyTargetGroup resource represents a set of RDS DB instances, Aurora DB clusters, or both that a proxy can connect to.
CfnDBSecurityGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBSecurityGroup resource creates or updates an Amazon RDS DB security group.
CfnDBSecurityGroupIngressConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBSecurityGroupIngress resource enables ingress to a DB security group using one of two forms of authorization.
CfnDBShardGroupConstruct (L1)Creates a new DB shard group for Aurora Limitless Database.
CfnDBSnapshotConstruct (L1)Creates a snapshot of a DB instance.
CfnDBSubnetGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::DBSubnetGroup resource creates a database subnet group.
CfnEventSubscriptionConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::EventSubscription resource allows you to receive notifications for Amazon Relational Database Service events through the Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS).
CfnGlobalClusterConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::GlobalCluster resource creates or updates an Amazon Aurora global database spread across multiple AWS Regions.
CfnIntegrationConstruct (L1)A zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift.
CfnOptionGroupConstruct (L1)The AWS::RDS::OptionGroup resource creates or updates an option group, to enable and configure features that are specific to a particular DB engine.
AuroraCapacityUnitEnumAurora capacity units (ACUs).
AuroraClusterEnginePropsStructCreation properties of the plain Aurora database cluster engine.
AuroraEngineVersionClassThe versions for the Aurora cluster engine (those returned by DatabaseClusterEngine.aurora).
AuroraMysqlClusterEnginePropsStructCreation properties of the Aurora MySQL database cluster engine.
AuroraMysqlEngineVersionClassThe versions for the Aurora MySQL cluster engine (those returned by DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraMysql).
AuroraPostgresClusterEnginePropsStructCreation properties of the Aurora PostgreSQL database cluster engine.
AuroraPostgresEngineFeaturesStructFeatures supported by this version of the Aurora Postgres cluster engine.
AuroraPostgresEngineVersionClassThe versions for the Aurora PostgreSQL cluster engine (those returned by DatabaseClusterEngine.auroraPostgres).
BackupPropsStructBackup configuration for RDS databases.
CaCertificateClassThe CA certificate used for a DB instance.
CfnClusterSnapshotPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnClusterSnapshot.
CfnCustomDBEngineVersionPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnCustomDBEngineVersion.
CfnDBCluster.DBClusterRolePropertyStructDescribes an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that is associated with a DB cluster.
CfnDBCluster.EndpointPropertyStructThe Endpoint return value specifies the connection endpoint for the primary instance of the DB cluster.
CfnDBCluster.MasterUserSecretPropertyStructThe MasterUserSecret return value specifies the secret managed by RDS in AWS Secrets Manager for the master user password.
CfnDBCluster.ReadEndpointPropertyStructThe ReadEndpoint return value specifies the reader endpoint for the DB cluster.
CfnDBCluster.ScalingConfigurationPropertyStructThe ScalingConfiguration property type specifies the scaling configuration of an Aurora Serverless v1 DB cluster.
CfnDBCluster.ServerlessV2ScalingConfigurationPropertyStructThe ServerlessV2ScalingConfiguration property type specifies the scaling configuration of an Aurora Serverless V2 DB cluster.
CfnDBClusterParameterGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBClusterParameterGroup.
CfnDBClusterPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBCluster.
CfnDBInstance.AdditionalStorageVolumePropertyStructContains details about an additional storage volume for a DB instance.
CfnDBInstance.CertificateDetailsPropertyStructThe details of the DB instance’s server certificate.
CfnDBInstance.DBInstanceRolePropertyStructInformation about an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that is associated with a DB instance.
CfnDBInstance.DBInstanceStatusInfoPropertyStructProvides a list of status information for a DB instance.
CfnDBInstance.EndpointPropertyStructThis data type represents the information you need to connect to an Amazon RDS DB instance.
CfnDBInstance.MasterUserSecretPropertyStructThe MasterUserSecret return value specifies the secret managed by RDS in AWS Secrets Manager for the master user password.
CfnDBInstance.ProcessorFeaturePropertyStructThe ProcessorFeature property type specifies the processor features of a DB instance class.
CfnDBInstancePropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBInstance.
CfnDBParameterGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBParameterGroup.
CfnDBProxy.AuthFormatPropertyStructSpecifies the details of authentication used by a proxy to log in as a specific database user.
CfnDBProxy.TagFormatPropertyStructMetadata assigned to an Amazon RDS resource consisting of a key-value pair.
CfnDBProxyEndpoint.TagFormatPropertyStructMetadata assigned to an Amazon RDS resource consisting of a key-value pair.
CfnDBProxyEndpointPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBProxyEndpoint.
CfnDBProxyPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBProxy.
CfnDBProxyTargetGroup.ConnectionPoolConfigurationInfoFormatPropertyStructSpecifies the settings that control the size and behavior of the connection pool associated with a DBProxyTargetGroup .
CfnDBProxyTargetGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBProxyTargetGroup.
CfnDBSecurityGroup.IngressPropertyStructThe Ingress property type specifies an individual ingress rule within an AWS::RDS::DBSecurityGroup resource.
CfnDBSecurityGroupIngressPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBSecurityGroupIngress.
CfnDBSecurityGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBSecurityGroup.
CfnDBShardGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBShardGroup.
CfnDBSnapshotPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBSnapshot.
CfnDBSubnetGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnDBSubnetGroup.
CfnEventSubscriptionPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnEventSubscription.
CfnGlobalCluster.GlobalEndpointPropertyStructThe writer endpoint for the new global database cluster.
CfnGlobalClusterPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnGlobalCluster.
CfnIntegrationPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnIntegration.
CfnOptionGroup.OptionConfigurationPropertyStructThe OptionConfiguration property type specifies an individual option, and its settings, within an AWS::RDS::OptionGroup resource.
CfnOptionGroup.OptionSettingPropertyStructThe OptionSetting property type specifies the value for an option within an OptionSetting property.
CfnOptionGroupPropsStructProperties for defining a CfnOptionGroup.
ClientPasswordAuthTypeEnumClient password authentication type used by a proxy to log in as a specific database user.
ClusterEngineBindOptionsStructThe extra options passed to the IClusterEngine.bindToCluster method.
ClusterEngineConfigStructThe type returned from the IClusterEngine.bindToCluster method.
ClusterEngineFeaturesStructRepresents Database Engine features.
ClusterInstanceClassCreate an RDS Aurora Cluster Instance.
ClusterInstanceBindOptionsStructOptions for binding the instance to the cluster.
ClusterInstanceOptionsStructCommon options for creating a cluster instance.
ClusterInstancePropsStructCommon options for creating cluster instances (both serverless and provisioned).
ClusterInstanceTypeClassThe type of Aurora Cluster Instance.
ClusterScailabilityTypeEnumThe scalability mode of the Aurora DB cluster.
ClusterScalabilityTypeEnumThe scalability mode of the Aurora DB cluster.
CommonRotationUserOptionsStructProperties common to single-user and multi-user rotation options.
CredentialsClassUsername and password combination.
CredentialsBaseOptionsStructBase options for creating Credentials.
CredentialsFromUsernameOptionsStructOptions for creating Credentials from a username.
DatabaseClusterAttributesStructProperties that describe an existing cluster instance.
DatabaseClusterEngineClassA database cluster engine.
DatabaseClusterFromSnapshotPropsStructProperties for DatabaseClusterFromSnapshot.
DatabaseClusterLookupOptionsStructProperties for looking up an existing DatabaseCluster.
DatabaseClusterPropsStructProperties for a new database cluster.
DatabaseInsightsModeEnumThe database insights mode.
DatabaseInstanceAttributesStructProperties that describe an existing instance.
DatabaseInstanceEngineClassA database instance engine.
DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshotPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot.
DatabaseInstanceLookupOptionsStructProperties for looking up an existing DatabaseInstance.
DatabaseInstanceNewPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseInstanceNew.
DatabaseInstancePropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseInstance.
DatabaseInstanceReadReplicaPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseInstanceReadReplica.
DatabaseInstanceSourcePropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseInstanceSource.
DatabaseProxyAttributesStructProperties that describe an existing DB Proxy.
DatabaseProxyEndpointAttributesStructProperties that describe an existing DB Proxy Endpoint.
DatabaseProxyEndpointOptionsStructOptions for a new DatabaseProxyEndpoint.
DatabaseProxyEndpointPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseProxyEndpoint.
DatabaseProxyOptionsStructOptions for a new DatabaseProxy.
DatabaseProxyPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseProxy.
DatabaseSecretPropsStructConstruction properties for a DatabaseSecret.
DBClusterStorageTypeEnumThe storage type to be associated with the DB cluster.
DefaultAuthSchemeEnumThe default authentication scheme that the proxy uses for client connections to the proxy and connections from the proxy to the underlying database.
EndpointClassConnection endpoint of a database cluster or instance.
EngineLifecycleSupportEnumEngine lifecycle support for Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora.
EngineVersionStructA version of an engine - for either a cluster, or instance.
IAuroraClusterInstanceInterfaceAn Aurora Cluster Instance.
IClusterEngineInterfaceThe interface representing a database cluster (as opposed to instance) engine.
IClusterInstanceInterfaceRepresents an Aurora cluster instance This can be either a provisioned instance or a serverless v2 instance.
IDatabaseClusterInterfaceCreate a clustered database with a given number of instances.
IDatabaseInstanceInterfaceA database instance.
IDatabaseProxyInterfaceDB Proxy.
IDatabaseProxyEndpointInterfaceA DB proxy endpoint.
IEngineInterfaceA common interface for database engines.
IInstanceEngineInterfaceInterface representing a database instance (as opposed to cluster) engine.
InstanceEngineBindOptionsStructThe options passed to IInstanceEngine.bind.
InstanceEngineConfigStructThe type returned from the IInstanceEngine.bind method.
InstanceEngineFeaturesStructRepresents Database Engine features.
InstancePropsStructInstance properties for database instances.
InstanceTypeEnum
InstanceUpdateBehaviourEnumThe orchestration of updates of multiple instances.
IOptionGroupInterfaceAn option group.
IParameterGroupInterfaceA parameter group.
IServerlessClusterInterfaceInterface representing a serverless database cluster.
ISubnetGroupInterfaceInterface for a subnet group.
LicenseModelEnumThe license model.
MariaDbEngineVersionClassThe versions for the MariaDB instance engines (those returned by DatabaseInstanceEngine.mariaDb).
MariaDbInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for MariaDB instance engines.
MysqlEngineVersionClassThe versions for the MySQL instance engines (those returned by DatabaseInstanceEngine.mysql).
MySqlInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for MySQL instance engines.
NetworkTypeEnumThe network type of the DB instance.
OptionConfigurationStructConfiguration properties for an option.
OptionGroupPropsStructConstruction properties for an OptionGroup.
OracleEeCdbInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for Oracle Enterprise Edition (CDB) instance engines.
OracleEeInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for Oracle Enterprise Edition instance engines.
OracleEngineVersionClassThe versions for the Oracle instance engines.
OracleSe2CdbInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for Oracle Standard Edition 2 (CDB) instance engines.
OracleSe2InstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for Oracle Standard Edition 2 instance engines.
ParameterGroupClusterBindOptionsStructOptions for IParameterGroup.bindToCluster. Empty for now, but can be extended later.
ParameterGroupClusterConfigStructThe type returned from IParameterGroup.bindToCluster.
ParameterGroupInstanceBindOptionsStructOptions for IParameterGroup.bindToInstance. Empty for now, but can be extended later.
ParameterGroupInstanceConfigStructThe type returned from IParameterGroup.bindToInstance.
ParameterGroupPropsStructProperties for a parameter group.
PerformanceInsightRetentionEnumThe retention period for Performance Insight data, in days.
PostgresEngineFeaturesStructFeatures supported by the Postgres database engine.
PostgresEngineVersionClassThe versions for the PostgreSQL instance engines (those returned by DatabaseInstanceEngine.postgres).
PostgresInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for PostgreSQL instance engines.
ProcessorFeaturesStructThe processor features.
ProvisionedClusterInstancePropsStructOptions for creating a provisioned instance.
ProxyEndpointTargetRoleEnumA value that indicates whether the DB proxy endpoint can be used for read/write or read-only operations.
ProxyTargetClassProxy target: Instance or Cluster.
ProxyTargetConfigStructThe result of binding a ProxyTarget to a DatabaseProxy.
RotationMultiUserOptionsStructOptions to add the multi user rotation.
RotationSingleUserOptionsStructOptions to add the multi user rotation.
ServerlessClusterAttributesStructProperties that describe an existing cluster instance.
ServerlessClusterFromSnapshotPropsStructProperties for ServerlessClusterFromSnapshot.
ServerlessClusterPropsStructProperties for a new Aurora Serverless v1 Cluster.
ServerlessScalingOptionsStructOptions for configuring scaling on an Aurora Serverless v1 Cluster.
ServerlessV2ClusterInstancePropsStructOptions for creating a serverless v2 instance.
SessionPinningFilterClassSessionPinningFilter.
SnapshotCredentialsClassCredentials to update the password for a DatabaseInstanceFromSnapshot.
SnapshotCredentialsFromGeneratedPasswordOptionsStructOptions used in the SnapshotCredentials.fromGeneratedPassword method.
SqlServerEeInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for SQL Server Enterprise Edition instance engines.
SqlServerEngineVersionClassThe versions for the SQL Server instance engines (those returned by DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerSe, DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEx, DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerWeb and DatabaseInstanceEngine.sqlServerEe).
SqlServerExInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for SQL Server Express Edition instance engines.
SqlServerSeInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for SQL Server Standard Edition instance engines.
SqlServerWebInstanceEnginePropsStructProperties for SQL Server Web Edition instance engines.
StorageTypeEnumThe type of storage.
SubnetGroupPropsStructProperties for creating a SubnetGroup.
TimeoutActionEnumTimeoutAction defines the action to take when a timeout occurs if a scaling point is not found.