Columbia SQL Workshop Slide Deck Create MySQL Instance on Amazon Web Services Log into your AWS Management Console Locate RDS under the Databases heading Within Amazon RDS click Create database Under Choose a database creation method click Standard Create Under Engine options choose MySQL Under Templates choose Free tier Under Settings name your DB instance identifier as sqltest Under Credential settings create a username and password combination and write it down (you will need it later) Under Connectivity expand Additional connectivity configuration to show additional menu items and make sure that Publicly accessible is checked Yes Expand the Additional configuration menu Under Initial database name write testdb Uncheck Automatic backups Click Create database Modify Security Group Under Security Groups click Inbound and then Edit Add the rule SQL/Aurora on Port 3306 with the Connection of MyIP