Hi guys! Today's post is on how to delete an AWS cluster. If you are brand new to Amazon Web Services, here is some quick vocabulary for you: instance (database) cluster snapshot Let's jump right in. Part 1 - How to Stop an Instance or Cluster in AWS: Sign on to the AWS console. Enter your MFA (multi-factor authentication code) Under "RDS Services", choose databases. Search for your database or cluster name Select the radial button to the left of the instance or cluster name you would like to stop. Note: In this example, stopping the instance is the same as stopping the entire cluster because there is only 1 instance in this cluster. If this cluster had more than 1 instance, you would need to stop all of the instances for the entire cluster to be stopped. Otherwise, the cluster would still be operational. Part 2 - How to Delete an Instance or Cluster in AWS: If we are picking up from the last step of Part 1 where we would like to no