This solution automatically deploys an environment for an Amazon Aurora MySQL database to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. This solution is for users who are looking for a repeatable, customizable reference architecture for Aurora MySQL using AWS CloudFormation.

You can also use this solution as a building block for other automated deployments. To do this, use the existing-VPC deployment option, which creates only the Aurora database components. The template for this option plugs in to your existing AWS CloudFormation templates and replaces your MySQL database.

Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine that's compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. With Aurora, you can use the code, tools, and applications you use today with your existing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.  For some workloads, Aurora can deliver up to five times the throughput of MySQL without requiring changes to most of your existing applications.

As part of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Aurora takes advantage of Amazon RDS features for database management and administration. It eliminates the need to maintain database infrastructure: servers, replication, backups, and so on.

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