To shutdown (stop) and start a Relational Database Service (RDS) instance in AWS, you can follow these steps:

Stopping an RDS Instance

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console and sign in with your credentials.
2. Navigate to the RDS Dashboard: In the AWS Management Console, open the RDS dashboard by searching for “RDS” in the services menu or directly selecting “RDS” from the services list.
3. Select the RDS Instance: In the RDS dashboard, select “Databases” from the navigation pane to view your instances. Find the RDS instance you want to stop.
4. Stop the Instance:
   • Select the checkbox next to the RDS instance you want to stop.
   • Click on the “Actions” dropdown menu.
   • Choose “Stop” from the list of actions.
5. Confirm the Stop Action: A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm that you want to stop the instance by clicking “Stop.”

Starting an RDS Instance

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console: Go to the AWS Management Console and sign in with your credentials.
2. Navigate to the RDS Dashboard: In the AWS Management Console, open the RDS dashboard.
3. Select the RDS Instance: In the RDS dashboard, select “Databases” from the navigation pane to view your instances. Find the RDS instance you want to start.
4. Start the Instance:
   • Select the checkbox next to the RDS instance you want to start.
   • Click on the “Actions” dropdown menu.
   • Choose “Start” from the list of actions.
5. Confirm the Start Action: A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm that you want to start the instance by clicking “Start.”

AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) to stop and start an RDS instance

Stop RDS Instance:

$ aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier your-db-instance-identifier

Start RDS Instance:


$ aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier your-db-instance-identifier

Replace your-db-instance-identifier with the identifier of your RDS instance.

Script for Stopping and Starting RDS Instance

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