Amazon Aurora
Use this page as a service-specific case-study starter for architecture, simulation, and optimization scenarios in pinpole.cloud.
Why this service matters
Aurora is MySQL/PostgreSQL-compatible relational DB with up to 5x MySQL and 3x PostgreSQL throughput.
Power:
- Auto-scaling storage up to 128 TiB
- Up to 15 read replicas
- Multi-AZ, Global Database, Serverless v2
Hard limits (key ones):
Important workflows
- Design - Configure service behavior for your workload.
Configuration sections
- Basics
- Why Aurora (Power + Limits)
- Service Endpoints (Standard / FIPS)
- Service Quotas (Resources)
Key configuration points
| Point | Default / Value | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Region | us-east-1 | Service Endpoints (Standard / FIPS) |
| Endpoint Type | standard | Service Endpoints (Standard / FIPS) |
| Protocol | HTTPS | Service Endpoints (Standard / FIPS) |
| Authorizations per DB security group | 20 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| Custom endpoints per DB cluster | 5 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| Custom engine versions | 40 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| DB cluster parameter groups | 50 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| DB clusters | 40 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| DB instances | 40 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| DB shard groups | 5 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| DB subnet groups | 50 | Service Quotas (Resources) |
| Data API HTTP request body size (MB) | 4 | Service Quotas (Resources) |