How to create a rds snapshot from running rds instance in AWS using terraform

Question

Hi,

How to create a snapshot from running RDS instance in AWS cloud using terraform template? I have checked lot. But its about restoration from rds snapshot. Kindly help me if any one know creating snapshot from RDS instance using terraform template?

Answer 1

Hi,

I think you can use aws_db_instance resource to do this task. You can visit the below Terraform document.

https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/r/db_instance.html

You may also find a module in Terraform registry.

https://registry.terraform.io/