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How to create AWS RDS Postgres instance for Django Project + Security Groups Rules

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    Decent guide. Great work with this one, Kostja 🤝

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      Thanks, Alexander! Positive feedback keeps me going :)

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    nice. I'm considering to deploy my next Django app as a Lambda function. That would solve the problem where to store the app database.

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      fyi, if you use Postgres + Lambda then you probably also want to use RDS Proxy https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/using-amazon-rds-proxy-with-aws-lambda/ , otherwise you could hit a postgres limit with too many connections.

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        The magic of cloud computing in which a solution creates problems for which solutions are provided. A forest of options that let's the non-technical indiehacker get lost before entering.

        Working for ages in IT now, I once came to the realization that I get paid to know stuff that is important to know but nobody wants to know.

        Anyway, thanks for the link. It makes totally sense to consider the RDS proxy for a Django Lambda scenario.

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        Thanks for the link! That's super valuable!

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      I'm developing one SaaS now that runs on lambda and is a Django project.

      I have mixed feelings, but promise of complete outsourcing of infra is kept for sure.

      And you are right in the next comments. You walk away from one problems to have other problems for which they offer solutions and that infinite recursion of problem/solution cycle sometimes drives me crazy.

      And we haven't yet start optimisation process! for that they def-ly have even more solutions 😂 with their own limitations and pricing table.

      Anyway. If you want to go back to servered solution after server less lambda - you are more than welcome to give Appliku a try. works with both was and digital ocean.

      But IMO with hosted databases AWS is a way more reliable solution.

      Let me know if you need any help with lambda too.

      Feel free to join our discord community: https://discord.gg/skBbVXGZZx

      Have a great day!

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    Thanks for adding the screenshots, they were helpful.

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      With the level of mess that AWS Panel is - screenshots are must :D

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