RDS Configuration Notes

Warning: auto-generated passwords

 When creating an RDS instance, if you choose "auto-generate a password", it will only appear in the blue AWS notification after you create it - don't dismiss that notification or you'll have to reset the password!

Parameter Groups

To use stored procedures and functions, make sure to use a custom parameter group, which has log_bin_trust_function_creators set to 1.

Storage

Use the gp3 storage option - it's cheaper and has better throughput than gp2.