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Create Database

Inside the RDS service, create a database, either by navigating to the Database section, or just click the "Create database" button:

Settings

Once you have started creating a database, you will be given some choices for the type and settings of your database. To add a PostgreSQL database to your Django project, choose the following options:

Standard creation method:

PostgreSQL engine method:

Free Tier Template:

Name of database, username, and password You can choose any name, username, and password:

Keep the default instance configuration:

Check off the storage autoscaling:

It can be a good thing to enable storage autoscaling, but for this tutorial it is not necessary. Grant public access, and create a new security group:

Formula

Give the security group a name, we will call it "w3 - django":

Keep default db authentications:

Keep default monitoring:

Click Create database:

This will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will have a new PostgreSQL database, almost ready to run on your Django project! In the next chapter you will learn how to connect your project to the database.

Create PostgreSQL Database

Create Database

Settings

Standard creation method:

PostgreSQL engine method:

Free Tier Template:

Keep the default instance configuration:

Check off the storage autoscaling:

Keep default db authentications:

Keep default monitoring:

Click Create database:

Create PostgreSQL Database

Create Database

Settings

Standard creation method:

PostgreSQL engine method:

Free Tier Template:

Keep the default instance configuration:

Check off the storage autoscaling:

Keep default db authentications:

Keep default monitoring:

Click Create database: