How to fix the RDS / MariaDb Connection issues ?

Question

I have completed the full setup for MariaDb into the AWS environment.
The EC2, VPC and DataBase are public, up and running however I am still unable to connect wi the error "Can't connect to server on  ". 
What am I missing? What am I doing wrong?

Is there a way to check where is the connection failure?

Answer

Hello.

If you want to check the connection from EC2 to RDS, I think the Reachability Analyzer function will be useful.  
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/database/troubleshoot-network-connectivity-to-amazon-rds-databases-using-vpc-reachability-analyzer/  
https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/vpc-connectivity-reachability-analyzer

If you are connecting directly to RDS from your local PC, the security group settings may not allow connection or the RDS public access settings may not be enabled.  
Also, it is not recommended to make a database such as RDS public for security reasons, so I think it is better to change the connection method as described in the document below.  
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/mt/use-port-forwarding-in-aws-systems-manager-session-manager-to-connect-to-remote-hosts/

Answer

Hi, 
You should follow the guidance of this knowledge article to verify multiple possible causes of such error: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/rds-cannot-connect

Best,

Didier

How to fix the RDS / MariaDb Connection issues ?

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