- Create a MySQL database with the following properties
- Instance type: db.t2.micro
- gp2 storage
- Storage Auto scaling should be enabled and threshold should be set to 500 GiB
- Public access should be enabled
- Port should be set to 3306
- DB name: 'db'
- Backup retention: 10 days
- Create read replica for the database you've created
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Go to RDS service
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Click on "Databases" in the left side menu and click on the "Create database" button
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Choose "standard create"
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Choose "MySQL" and the recommended version
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Choose "Production" template
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Specify DB instance identifier
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Specify Credentials (master username and password)
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Choose DB instance type: Burstable classes, db.t2.micro
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Choose "gp2" as storage
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Enable storage autoscalling: maximum storage threshold of 500 GiB
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Choose "Do not create a standby instance"
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Choose a default VPC and subnet
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Check "Yes" for public access
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Choose "No preference" for AZ
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Database port should be 3306
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For authentication, choose "Password and IAM database authentication"
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Set initial database name as "db"
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Increase backup retention period to 10 days
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Click on "Create database" button
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Go to the database under "Databases" in the left side menu
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Click on "Actions" -> Create read replica
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Click on "Create read replica"