Step 1 (RDS): Connect Amazon RDS Postgres

This guide will explain a) how to create an Amazon RDS PostgreSQL Instance. Then we will see b) how to connect your Amazon RDS PostgreSQL instance as a Destination to Blendo in order to send your data.

We will see:

  1. How to set up a PostgreSQL database in Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) database.
  2. Configure firewall settings to allow Blendo to send data to your RDS PostgreSQL.
  3. Connect RDS PostgreSQL as a destination in Blendo.

What is Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform, offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. Explore how millions of customers are currently leveraging AWS cloud products and solutions to build sophisticated applications with increased flexibility, scalability, and reliability.

What is Amazon Relational Database Service (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, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks.

Note: As a supplement to this guide, Amazon has created an official guide to setting up a Postgres database.

 

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