Step-by-step PostgreSQL database to Amazon RDS migration walkthrough

In the following sections, you can find step-by-step instructions for migrating your PostgreSQL database to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL using homogeneous data migrations in AWS DMS.

Topics

Step 1: Create AWS Resources
Step 2: Configure Your Source Database
Step 3: Create Your Target Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Database
Step 4: Store Database Credentials in AWS Secrets Manager
Step 5: Create an Instance Profile
Step 6: Configure Data Providers
Step 7: Create a Migration Project
Step 8: Configure a Data Migration
Step 9: Running and Monitoring a Data Migration

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PostgreSQL to Amazon RDS migration overview

Step 1: Create AWS Resources