Connecting to your Amazon RDS DB instance - Amazon Relational Database Service

Connecting to your Amazon RDS DB instance

Once your Amazon RDS DB instance is up and running, the next step is to establish a connection. This chapter starts by teaching you how to retrieve the necessary connection details directly from the AWS Management Console or using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). From there, it walks through the process of connecting to your instance using popular database clients such as MySQL Workbench and pgAdmin.

The chapter also also addresses common connection issues and how to troubleshoot them. Finally, it describes how to test connectivity using the AWS CLI and verify your network and authentication configurations. By the end of this chapter, you'll be ready to connect to your Amazon RDS DB instance and start to manage your data.