
Amazon Aurora MySQL now supports Local Write Forwarding, automatically routing writes from read replicas to the primary instance, enabling simplified scaling of read workloads with read-after-write consistency.


<div><p>This article announces the general availability of Local Write Forwarding for Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3, a feature that simplifies scaling read workloads while maintaining read-after-write consistency.</p><ul><li>Transactions with reads and writes can now execute on Aurora read replicas</li><li>Writes are automatically forwarded to the single writer instance for execution</li><li>Applications can utilize up to 15 Aurora Replicas for read scaling</li><li>Eliminates need for complex application logic separating reads from writes</li><li>Available on Aurora MySQL versions 3.04 and higher</li><li>Can be enabled via AWS Console, CLI, or RDS API</li><li>Available in all AWS regions where Aurora MySQL is supported</li></ul><p>Local Write Forwarding reduces application complexity by automatically handling write forwarding on read replicas, enabling simpler read scaling architectures.</p></div>


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