Navigate to [https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=us-east-1#Instances:](https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home?region=us-east-1#Instances:)
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Type "RDS"
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Click "RDS"
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Click "Create database"
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Click the "Amazon Aurora" field.
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Choose "Aurora (MySQL 5.7) 2.10.2"
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Change template to "Dev/TestThis instance is intended for development use outside of a production environment."
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Click the "Auto generate a passwordAmazon RDS can generate a password for you, or you can specify your own password." field.
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Click the "Burstable classes (includes t classes)" field for cost savings for this exercise.
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Click the "Don't create an Aurora Replica" field. It will be created in a follow-up tutorial.
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Scroll Down to "Availability Zone" setting.
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Change to your preferred AZ. This tutorial will use "us-east-1a"
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Review all parameters and then click "Create database"