AWS Announces Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless Databases Created in Seconds

AWS has made the new express configuration for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL generally available. With defaults pre-configured, you can create a serverless database in seconds with just two clicks, and you can adjust some settings such as capacity range, read replica, and parameter group at creation time or afterward.

An Aurora cluster created with this configuration is created without an Amazon VPC, and comes with an internet access gateway that allows secure connections from development tools. You can connect using the PostgreSQL wire protocol without a separate VPN or AWS Direct Connect, and IAM authentication is applied to the administrator account by default, so you can start connecting without a password.

After creation, you can use the full features of Aurora PostgreSQL serverless as-is. You can add additional read replica to increase availability and use automatic failover, and the new routing layer is distributed across multiple Availability Zone to maintain high availability.

The deployment path has also been simplified.

• Create from the Aurora and RDS screen in the console by selecting Create with express configuration
• Create a cluster and instance at once via AWS CLI or SDK using --with-express-configuration
• After creation, connect immediately using CloudShell, code snippets, or tools such as psql

AWS stated that this feature is available in all AWS commercial Regions. Pricing is based on Aurora Capacity Units (ACUs) and is billed per second, with automatic start, stop, and scaling based on usage. Integrations also announced alongside this, such as AWS Free Tier, Vercel integration, Kiro powers, and Aurora Postgres MCP Server, help you get started with Aurora even faster.