What is RDS Proxy?

A middleman between your app and your database - like a connection manager.

Think of it as a smart receptionist who manages visitors (connections) to your office (database).

The Problem It Solves:

Without RDS Proxy:

100 Lambda functions → Each opens its own connection → 100 connections to DB
                                                      ↓
                                        Database gets overwhelmed! 

With RDS Proxy:

How It Works (Architecture):

Key Features:

1. Connection Pooling & Sharing

• Multiple apps share the same database connections
• Reduces total connections to database
• Database doesn't get stressed

Example:

1000 Lambda executions
     ↓
RDS Proxy pools them
     ↓
Only 50 actual DB connections used