Stop and start Amazon RDS Multi-AZ DB clusters on a schedule

This article discusses a solution to stop and start Amazon RDS Multi-AZ DB clusters on a schedule, helping reduce costs for development or test environments when they are not in use.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Overview of the solution using AWS Lambda and Amazon EventBridge to delete and recreate RDS Multi-AZ DB clusters from snapshots
• Prerequisites: Creating an IAM policy and role for Lambda
• Creating a Lambda function to take a snapshot and delete the RDS Multi-AZ DB cluster
• Creating a Lambda function to restore the RDS Multi-AZ DB cluster from the latest snapshot
• Setting up an EventBridge rule to invoke the Lambda functions on a schedule
• Cleanup steps to remove the resources
• Conclusion highlighting the benefits and potential customizations of the solution