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todo.md

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 ~~Finish S3 config for env vars~~
 ~~Deploy to AWS and ensure vars are working~~
 
-Use cloudformation to deploy bucket instead of tieing it to the RDS instance.
+~~Use cloudformation to deploy bucket instead of tieing it to the RDS instance.~~
 Use <https://strapi.io/documentation/3.0.0-beta.x/deployment/amazon-aws.html#_2-create-the-bucket> for bucket options for the template.
 
 ~~Strapi documentation - build and host~~
 
+## RDS Cloudformation
+
+Use <http://blog.blackninjadojo.com/aws/elastic-beanstalk/2019/01/28/adding-a-database-to-your-rails-application-on-elastic-beanstalk-using-rds.html> to create an RDS for ELB.
+
+- RDS cloudformation template
+- Use the GUI to go through options and create cloudformation template
+- Create an RDS db before deployment
+  - Configure Strapi to use this RDS db
+  - VPC + Security Group needs creating in template
+
+Compare the `--database option` to without and make sure you create everything in the Cloudformation template.
+
+Look at how to have multiple environments in the same elb app
+
 Deploy strapi as load balanced rather than single instance
 
 Deploy strapi with a custom domain with HTTPS as a single instance + load balanced.
 
-RDS cloudformation template
-    Use the GUI to go through options and create cloudformation template
-    Create an RDS db before deployment
-    Configure Strapi to use this RDS db
-
 Combine ELB Documentations (strapi, ELB etc)
 
 Use codebuild to update strapi
@@ -26,3 +35,7 @@ Use circle CI instead
 Finish the backgrounds for the demo website
 
 Cloudformation template to deploy an S3 bucket
+
+## Links
+
+Decouple an exisitng RDS instance from ELB to RDS: <https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/decouple-rds-from-beanstalk/>