Why can t I connect to AWS RDS

Question

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I'm trying to connect to my new AWS RDS I just made. I followed the "Setting up for RDS" (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_SettingUp.html), then the "Tutorial: Create an Amazon VPC for Use with a DB Instance" (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_Tutorials.WebServerDB.CreateVPC.html), then the "Creating a MySQL DB Instance and Connecting to a Database on a MySQL DB Instance" (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_GettingStarted.CreatingConnecting.MySQL.html) but I'm not able to connect to my DB from my computer or my dedicated server on the web.

Answer 1

Here your security groups are incorrect. If RDS is the only instance in the VPC then there should be 1 security group assigned to the RDS server and that security group should have a rule for port 3306 that allows ingress from your personal IP address and your dedicated server's IP address.