RDS: PostgreSQL on AWS
Introduction
To deploy the GitGuardian app, a PostgreSQL instance is required. This page is dedicated to helping you set up a PostgreSQL on AWS using RDS.
High-Availability
AWS handles failover by updating a DNS record. This allows zero downtime for planned maintenance, upgrades and reboots.
Installation
From the AWS Console
To create a PostgreSQL from the AWS Console, we recommend following the official documentation.
We recommend you use the Production
template as it contains sensible defaults
for a production-ready cluster.
You need to set the following fields:
- Ensure
Multi-AZ deployment
is set toCreate a standby instance
. - Ensure
Database authentication options
are set toPassword authentication
. - Set the
Master Username
to your liking or keep the defaultpostgres
. - Set the
Master password
or Auto generate it. You must save this value as it is required to configure the GitGuardian application.
Using Terraform
To create a PostgreSQL instance using TF, you need the following resources:
In addition to the fields required by Terraform, we require the following fields to be set:
engine=postgresql
: the name of the database engine to be used for this DB cluster.username=<POSTGRES_USERNAME>
: username for the master DB user.password=<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>
: password for the master DB user.