'RDS vs. set up MySQL database on a EC2

I am quite confused about these concepts. What are the advantages of using RDS instead of directly setting up the MySQL database on EC2? I know RDS has a MySQL database engine, and it can automate setting up a database.

cloud

Solution 1:^[1]

The main advantage is an RDS instance is managed for you as opposed to when you install MySQL on EC2, nothing is managed for you. Even installing it is very easy as you fill in a web form.

For more details about what is managed, see:

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/

Sources

This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Overflow and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Source: Stack Overflow

Solution	Source
Solution 1	smac2020

'RDS vs. set up MySQL database on a EC2

Solution 1:[1]

Sources

Related Questions

Solution 1:^[1]