AWS Rds

# Create a subnet group spanning two AZs
aws rds create-db-subnet-group \
  --db-subnet-group-name production-db-subnets \
  --db-subnet-group-description "Production database subnets" \
  --subnet-ids subnet-private-a subnet-private-b

# List subnet groups
aws rds describe-db-subnet-groups \
  --query "DBSubnetGroups[].{Name:DBSubnetGroupName,VPC:VpcId,Status:SubnetGroupStatus}" \
  --output table

# Create a PostgreSQL 16 Multi-AZ instance
aws rds create-db-instance \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --db-instance-class db.r6g.large \
  --engine postgres \
  --engine-version 16.4 \
  --master-username appadmin \
  --manage-master-user-password \
  --allocated-storage 100 \
  --max-allocated-storage 500 \
  --storage-type gp3 \
  --storage-encrypted \
  --kms-key-id alias/rds-key \
  --vpc-security-group-ids sg-db-access \
  --db-subnet-group-name production-db-subnets \
  --db-name appdb \
  --backup-retention-period 14 \
  --preferred-backup-window "03:00-04:00" \
  --preferred-maintenance-window "sun:05:00-sun:06:00" \
  --multi-az \
  --auto-minor-version-upgrade \
  --deletion-protection \
  --copy-tags-to-snapshot \
  --monitoring-interval 60 \
  --monitoring-role-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/rds-monitoring-role \
  --enable-performance-insights \
  --performance-insights-retention-period 7 \
  --enable-cloudwatch-logs-exports '["postgresql","upgrade"]' \
  --tags '[
    {"Key":"Environment","Value":"production"},
    {"Key":"Team","Value":"backend"},
    {"Key":"Backup","Value":"daily"}
  ]'

# Wait for instance to become available
aws rds wait db-instance-available --db-instance-identifier production-api-db

# Get connection endpoint
aws rds describe-db-instances \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --query "DBInstances[0].Endpoint.{Address:Address,Port:Port}" \
  --output table

# When using --manage-master-user-password, RDS stores the password in Secrets Manager
aws rds describe-db-instances \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --query "DBInstances[0].MasterUserSecret.SecretArn" \
  --output text

# Retrieve the secret value
aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
  --secret-id arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:rds-db-secret-abc123 \
  --query SecretString --output text

# Create a custom parameter group
aws rds create-db-parameter-group \
  --db-parameter-group-name production-pg16 \
  --db-parameter-group-family postgres16 \
  --description "Production PostgreSQL 16 parameters"

# Set performance parameters
aws rds modify-db-parameter-group \
  --db-parameter-group-name production-pg16 \
  --parameters \
    "ParameterName=max_connections,ParameterValue=200,ApplyMethod=pending-reboot" \
    "ParameterName=shared_buffers,ParameterValue={DBInstanceClassMemory/4},ApplyMethod=pending-reboot" \
    "ParameterName=effective_cache_size,ParameterValue={DBInstanceClassMemory*3/4},ApplyMethod=pending-reboot" \
    "ParameterName=work_mem,ParameterValue=65536,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    "ParameterName=maintenance_work_mem,ParameterValue=524288,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    "ParameterName=random_page_cost,ParameterValue=1.1,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    "ParameterName=log_min_duration_statement,ParameterValue=1000,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    "ParameterName=log_statement,ParameterValue=ddl,ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    "ParameterName=idle_in_transaction_session_timeout,ParameterValue=60000,ApplyMethod=immediate"

# Apply parameter group to the instance
aws rds modify-db-instance \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --db-parameter-group-name production-pg16 \
  --apply-immediately

# Create a read replica in the same region
aws rds create-db-instance-read-replica \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db-read1 \
  --source-db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --db-instance-class db.r6g.large \
  --availability-zone us-east-1b \
  --enable-performance-insights \
  --monitoring-interval 60 \
  --monitoring-role-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/rds-monitoring-role

# Create a cross-region read replica for DR
aws rds create-db-instance-read-replica \
  --db-instance-identifier dr-api-db-read \
  --source-db-instance-identifier arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:production-api-db \
  --db-instance-class db.r6g.large \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --storage-encrypted \
  --kms-key-id alias/rds-dr-key

# Promote a read replica to standalone (for DR failover)
aws rds promote-read-replica \
  --db-instance-identifier dr-api-db-read

# Check replication lag
aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \
  --namespace AWS/RDS \
  --metric-name ReplicaLag \
  --dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=production-api-db-read1 \
  --start-time "$(date -u -d '1 hour ago' +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
  --end-time "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
  --period 300 \
  --statistics Average \
  --output table

# Create a manual snapshot
aws rds create-db-snapshot \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --db-snapshot-identifier production-api-db-pre-migration-$(date +%Y%m%d)

# Wait for snapshot to complete
aws rds wait db-snapshot-available \
  --db-snapshot-identifier production-api-db-pre-migration-20260324

# Restore from snapshot (creates a new instance)
aws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot \
  --db-instance-identifier production-api-db-restored \
  --db-snapshot-identifier production-api-db-pre-migration-20260324 \
  --db-instance-class db.r6g.large \
  --db-subnet-group-name production-db-subnets \
  --vpc-security-group-ids sg-db-access

# Point-in-time recovery (restore to a specific second)
aws rds restore-db-instance-to-point-in-time \
  --source-db-instance-identifier production-api-db \
  --target-db-instance-identifier production-api-db-pitr \
  --restore-time "2026-03-24T10:30:00Z" \
  --db-instance-class db.r6g.large \
  --db-subnet-group-name production-db-subnets

# Copy snapshot to another region
aws rds copy-db-snapshot \
  --source-db-snapshot-identifier arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:snapshot:production-api-db-pre-migration-20260324 \
  --target-db-snapshot-identifier production-api-db-dr-copy \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --kms-key-id alias/rds-dr-key

# Delete old snapshots
aws rds delete-db-snapshot --db-snapshot-identifier old-snapshot-name

# Set CPU utilization alarm
aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm \
  --alarm-name rds-production-cpu-high \
  --alarm-description "RDS CPU > 80% for 5 minutes" \
  --metric-name CPUUtilization \
  --namespace AWS/RDS \
  --dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=production-api-db \
  --statistic Average \
  --period 300 \
  --threshold 80 \
  --comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold \
  --evaluation-periods 1 \
  --alarm-actions arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:db-alerts

# Set free storage space alarm (alert below 10 GB)
aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm \
  --alarm-name rds-production-storage-low \
  --alarm-description "RDS free storage < 10GB" \
  --metric-name FreeStorageSpace \
  --namespace AWS/RDS \
  --dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=production-api-db \
  --statistic Average \
  --period 300 \
  --threshold 10737418240 \
  --comparison-operator LessThanThreshold \
  --evaluation-periods 1 \
  --alarm-actions arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:db-alerts

# Check current database connections
aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \
  --namespace AWS/RDS \
  --metric-name DatabaseConnections \
  --dimensions Name=DBInstanceIdentifier,Value=production-api-db \
  --start-time "$(date -u -d '1 hour ago' +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
  --end-time "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
  --period 300 \
  --statistics Average Maximum \
  --output table

resource "aws_db_subnet_group" "main" {
  name       = "production-db-subnets"
  subnet_ids = [aws_subnet.private_a.id, aws_subnet.private_b.id]

  tags = {
    Environment = "production"
  }
}

resource "aws_db_parameter_group" "postgres16" {
  name   = "production-pg16"
  family = "postgres16"

  parameter {
    name  = "max_connections"
    value = "200"
  }

  parameter {
    name         = "shared_buffers"
    value        = "{DBInstanceClassMemory/4}"
    apply_method = "pending-reboot"
  }

  parameter {
    name  = "log_min_duration_statement"
    value = "1000"
  }
}

resource "aws_db_instance" "main" {
  identifier     = "production-api-db"
  engine         = "postgres"
  engine_version = "16.4"
  instance_class = "db.r6g.large"

  allocated_storage     = 100
  max_allocated_storage = 500
  storage_type          = "gp3"
  storage_encrypted     = true
  kms_key_id            = aws_kms_key.rds.arn

  db_name  = "appdb"
  username = "appadmin"
  manage_master_user_password = true

  multi_az               = true
  db_subnet_group_name   = aws_db_subnet_group.main.name
  vpc_security_group_ids = [aws_security_group.db.id]
  parameter_group_name   = aws_db_parameter_group.postgres16.name

  backup_retention_period   = 14
  backup_window             = "03:00-04:00"
  maintenance_window        = "sun:05:00-sun:06:00"
  copy_tags_to_snapshot     = true
  deletion_protection       = true
  skip_final_snapshot       = false
  final_snapshot_identifier = "production-api-db-final"

  performance_insights_enabled          = true
  performance_insights_retention_period = 7
  monitoring_interval                   = 60
  monitoring_role_arn                   = aws_iam_role.rds_monitoring.arn

  enabled_cloudwatch_logs_exports = ["postgresql", "upgrade"]

  tags = {
    Environment = "production"
    Team        = "backend"
  }
}

resource "aws_db_instance" "read_replica" {
  identifier          = "production-api-db-read1"
  replicate_source_db = aws_db_instance.main.identifier
  instance_class      = "db.r6g.large"

  performance_insights_enabled = true
  monitoring_interval          = 60
  monitoring_role_arn          = aws_iam_role.rds_monitoring.arn
}