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AWS Amazon RDS Service Limits

8 quotas for Amazon RDS. 5 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
DB instances per regionCommon

Maximum number of RDS DB instances per region.

compute
40
count
Adjustable
Read replicas per master

Maximum number of read replicas per primary DB instance.

compute
15
count
Fixed
Storage per DB instance

Maximum allocated storage per DB instance.

storage
64
TB
Fixed
Manual snapshots per regionCommon

Maximum number of manual DB snapshots per region.

storage
100
count
Adjustable
DB parameter groups per region

Maximum number of DB parameter groups per region.

configuration
50
count
Adjustable
DB subnet groups per region

Maximum number of DB subnet groups per region.

configuration
50
count
Adjustable
Event subscriptions per region

Maximum number of event subscriptions per region.

configuration
20
count
Adjustable
Security groups per DB instance

Maximum number of VPC security groups per DB instance.

networking
5
count
Fixed

How to Request a Quota Increase

  1. 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
  2. 2Select Amazon RDS from the service list.
  3. 3Find the quota and click "Request increase".
  4. 4Enter the desired value and submit. Most increases are approved within a few hours.

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Quick Stats

Total Quotas8
Adjustable5
Fixed3
Commonly Hit2