Get Started with Amazon RDS

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks. You can get started with Amazon RDS by following the tasks shown in the following diagram. You'll primarily use the AWS Management Console, a point-and-click web-based interface.

This guide walks you through creating and connecting to your first Amazon RDS DB Instance.