name : create-db-instance.rst **To create a DB instance** The following ``create-db-instance`` example uses the required options to launch a new DB instance. :: aws rds create-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier test-mysql-instance \ --db-instance-class db.t3.micro \ --engine mysql \ --master-username admin \ --master-user-password secret99 \ --allocated-storage 20 Output:: { "DBInstance": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "test-mysql-instance", "DBInstanceClass": "db.t3.micro", "Engine": "mysql", "DBInstanceStatus": "creating", "MasterUsername": "admin", "AllocatedStorage": 20, "PreferredBackupWindow": "12:55-13:25", "BackupRetentionPeriod": 1, "DBSecurityGroups": [], "VpcSecurityGroups": [ { "VpcSecurityGroupId": "sg-12345abc", "Status": "active" } ], "DBParameterGroups": [ { "DBParameterGroupName": "default.mysql5.7", "ParameterApplyStatus": "in-sync" } ], "DBSubnetGroup": { "DBSubnetGroupName": "default", "DBSubnetGroupDescription": "default", "VpcId": "vpc-2ff2ff2f", "SubnetGroupStatus": "Complete", "Subnets": [ { "SubnetIdentifier": "subnet-########", "SubnetAvailabilityZone": { "Name": "us-west-2c" }, "SubnetStatus": "Active" }, { "SubnetIdentifier": "subnet-########", "SubnetAvailabilityZone": { "Name": "us-west-2d" }, "SubnetStatus": "Active" }, { "SubnetIdentifier": "subnet-########", "SubnetAvailabilityZone": { "Name": "us-west-2a" }, "SubnetStatus": "Active" }, { "SubnetIdentifier": "subnet-########", "SubnetAvailabilityZone": { "Name": "us-west-2b" }, "SubnetStatus": "Active" } ] }, "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sun:08:07-sun:08:37", "PendingModifiedValues": { "MasterUserPassword": "****" }, "MultiAZ": false, "EngineVersion": "5.7.22", "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true, "ReadReplicaDBInstanceIdentifiers": [], "LicenseModel": "general-public-license", "OptionGroupMemberships": [ { "OptionGroupName": "default:mysql-5-7", "Status": "in-sync" } ], "PubliclyAccessible": true, "StorageType": "gp2", "DbInstancePort": 0, "StorageEncrypted": false, "DbiResourceId": "db-5555EXAMPLE44444444EXAMPLE", "CACertificateIdentifier": "rds-ca-2019", "DomainMemberships": [], "CopyTagsToSnapshot": false, "MonitoringInterval": 0, "DBInstanceArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:db:test-mysql-instance", "IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false, "PerformanceInsightsEnabled": false, "DeletionProtection": false, "AssociatedRoles": [] } } For more information, see `Creating an Amazon RDS DB Instance <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_CreateDBInstance.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.