Getting Started with RDS for MariaDB Common Practices

After purchasing and connecting to a DB instance, you can view common practices to better use RDS for MariaDB.

**Table 1** Common practices
Practice		Description
Suggestions on using RDS for MariaDB	Instance Usage Suggestions	This practice provides suggestions on using RDS for MariaDB in terms of DB instances, database connection, reliability and availability, backup and restoration, SQL audit, routine O&M, and security.
Suggestions on using RDS for MariaDB	Database Usage Suggestions	This practice provides suggestions on database naming, database design, field design, index design, and SQL statement development.
Data backup	Configuring a Same-Region Backup Policy	This practice describes how RDS for MariaDB automatically creates backups for a DB instance during a backup window and saves the backups based on the configured retention period.
Data backup	Creating a Manual Backup	This practice describes how to create manual backups for a DB instance. These backups can be used to restore data for improved reliability.
Data restoration	Restoring a DB Instance from a Backup	This practice describes how to use an automated or manual backup to restore a DB instance to how it was when the backup was created. The restoration is at the instance level.
Data restoration	Restoring a DB Instance to a Point in Time	This practice describes how to use an automated backup to restore instance data to a specified point in time.