opsbox-rds-checks 0.2.0

Collection of RDS checks for opsbox

OpsBox Rego Checks for AWS RDS

This package contains various Rego check plugins related to AWS's Relational Database Service (RDS), including:

• RDS Idle Instances (rds_idle)
• Scaling Down RDS Instances (scaling_down)
• Empty Storage RDS Instances (empty_storage)
• Old Snapshots (old_snapshots)

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Plugin Descriptions

RDS Idle Instances Plugin (rds_idle)

Identifies idle RDS instances based on low CPU utilization or minimal connections, offering recommendations to stop or terminate them to reduce costs.

Scaling Down RDS Instances Plugin (scaling_down)

Optimizes resource usage by identifying underutilized RDS instances and recommending scaling down to better match current workloads.

Empty Storage RDS Instances Plugin (empty_storage)

Detects RDS instances with unutilized storage, offering opportunities to resize or terminate them to optimize storage usage and reduce costs.

Old Snapshots Plugin (old_snapshots)

Finds outdated RDS snapshots that are no longer needed, providing recommendations to delete them to save on storage costs.

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Common Configuration

All plugins share the following AWS configuration:

• aws_access_key_id: AWS access key ID
• aws_secret_access_key: AWS secret access key
• aws_region: AWS region (optional)

aws_access_key_id: your_access_key_id
aws_secret_access_key: your_secret_access_key
aws_region: your_aws_region

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To access more info about each check, install mkdocs and run mkdocs serve at the root of the package directory.

This will pull up a webpage with more complete documentation.