# Step 5: Create Your Aurora MySQL Target Endpoint
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Next, you can provide information for the target Amazon Aurora MySQL database by specifying the target endpoint settings.

To specify a target database endpoint, do the following:

1. In the AWS DMS console, choose **Endpoints** on the navigation pane.

1. Choose **Create endpoint**. The **Create endpoint** appears, as shown following.

1. Specify your connection information for the target Aurora MySQL database. The following table describes the target settings.    
[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/sbs/chap-on-premoracle2aurora.steps.createaurora.html)

1. Define additional specific settings for your endpoints using wizard or editor in **Endpoint settings**.

1. Choose the encryption key to use to encrypt replication storage and connection information in **KMS key**. If you choose **(Default) aws/dms**, the default AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key associated with your user and region is used.

1. Add tags to organize your DMS resources in **Tags**. You can use tags to manage your IAM roles and policies, and track your DMS costs.

Prior to saving your endpoint, you have an opportunity to test it in **Test endpoint connection (optional)**. To do so you’ll need to choose a VPC and replication instance from which to perform the test.