# How do I migrate a MySQL database to Amazon RDS?

[Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/) is part of the Amazon Web Services, that allows one to setup and run a relational database in the cloud. It supports running MariaDB in addition to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other common relational databases.

Gee-Hwan Chuang of Listia has written a guide titled [Moving a Production MySQL Database to Amazon RDS with Minimal Downtime](https://geehwan.posterous.com/moving-a-production-mysql-database-to-amazon). He recommends using [mysqldump](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-server/blob/test/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/mysqldump.md).

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