This database can later be used as an external datastore for a high-availability K3s Kubernetes cluster.

1. In the left panel, click Databases.
2. Click Create database.
3. In the Engine type section, click MySQL.
4. In Settings section, under Credentials Settings, enter a master password for the admin master username. Confirm the password.
5. Expand the Additional configuration section. In the Initial database name field, enter a name. The name can have only letters, numbers, and underscores. This name will be used to connect to the database.
6. Click Create database.

To see this information in the Amazon RDS console, click Databases, and click the name of the database that you created.

• Password: Use the admin password.
• Hostname: Use the Endpoint as the hostname. The endpoint is available in the Connectivity & security section.
• Port: The port should be 3306 by default. You can confirm it in the Connectivity & security section.

For more information on configuring the datastore for K3s, refer to the