# Amazon RDS and Aurora Documentation

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. Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine that's built for the cloud and compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. Amazon Aurora is part of Amazon RDS.

## User Guides

- [Amazon RDS User Guide](/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/): Describes all Amazon RDS concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface.
- [Amazon Aurora User Guide](/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/): Describes all Amazon Aurora concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line interface.
- [Amazon Aurora DSQL User Guide](/aurora-dsql/latest/userguide/): Describes all Amazon Aurora DSQL concepts and provides instructions on using the various features.
- [Amazon RDS Getting Started Guide](/AmazonRDS/latest/gettingstartedguide/): Introduces Amazon RDS and walks you through setting up, securing, managing, and connecting to your first DB instance.

## References

- [Amazon RDS in the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/rds/): Describes all the CLI commands for Amazon RDS in detail. Provides all syntax. Also provides examples for the most common commands.
- [Performance Insights in the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/pi/): Describes all the CLI commands for Amazon RDS Performance Insights in detail. Provides all syntax. Also provides examples for the most common commands.
- [RDS Data API in the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/rds-data/): Describes all the CLI commands for RDS Data API in detail. Provides all syntax.
- [Amazon RDS API Reference](/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for Amazon RDS in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
- [Performance Insights API Reference](/performance-insights/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for Performance Insights in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols.
- [RDS Data API Reference](/rdsdataservice/latest/APIReference/): Describes all operations for RDS Data API in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols.

## Release Notes

- [Amazon RDS for Oracle Release Notes](/AmazonRDS/latest/OracleReleaseNotes/): Describes the Oracle Database versions that are supported by Amazon RDS.
- [Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Release Notes](/AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/): Describes the PostgreSQL versions and extensions that are supported by Amazon RDS.
- [Release Notes for Aurora MySQL](/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraMySQLReleaseNotes/): Describes the Aurora MySQL versions that are supported by Amazon Aurora.
- [Release Notes for Aurora PostgreSQL](/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/): Describes the Aurora PostgreSQL versions and extensions that are supported by Amazon Aurora.

## Best Practices

- [Architecture Center: Best Practices for Databases](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/databases/): Find best practices for choosing the right AWS database service, migrating your database, and managing database services.

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