cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

What it is and what it does

cdk-aurora-globaldatabase is an AWS CDK construct library that abstracts the complexity of provisioning Amazon Aurora Global Databases across multiple AWS regions. Aurora Global Databases lack native CloudFormation support, making them difficult to deploy with standard CDK constructs; this library wraps that gap with higher-level constructs (GlobalAuroraRDSMaster, GlobalAuroraRDSSlaveInfra) that handle the multi-region orchestration, VPC setup, and cluster coordination for you.

You define a primary Aurora cluster in one region and secondary read replicas in other regions using simple CDK statements, specifying instance type, VPC, database engine (MySQL or PostgreSQL), and credentials. The library manages subnet groups, security groups, and cross-region dependencies. However, the repository is archived and abandoned, meaning no new features, bug fixes, or compatibility updates with future AWS CDK releases are expected.

Use it for:

• Deploy a read-only Aurora replica in a secondary region for disaster recovery and failover.
• Set up a multi-region Aurora cluster for low-latency read access across geographies.
• Provision Aurora Global Database infrastructure as code without manually orchestrating CloudFormation templates.
• Configure PostgreSQL or MySQL Aurora engines with custom parameter groups across regions.
• Manage cross-region database subnet groups and security policies through CDK constructs.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides AWS CDK constructs to deploy Amazon Aurora Global Databases across multiple AWS regions, handling infrastructure setup that lacks native CloudFormation support.

No—not recommended for new projects. The repository is archived and abandoned, with no maintenance since June 2026. While the package has low install friction and permissive licensing, the lack of active support means it will not receive updates for new AWS CDK versions, Aurora features, or Python releases. For multi-region Aurora deployments, consider using aws-cdk-lib's native RDS constructs directly or evaluating actively maintained alternatives.

Install

cdk-aurora-globaldatabase on PyPI

pip install cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

uv add cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

poetry add cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

Installing cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned as of the latest commit on 2026-06-16, indicating no active maintenance or support for future AWS CDK or Aurora feature updates.

License in practice

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though you assume responsibility for any issues given the abandoned maintenance status.

Quickstart

pip install cdk-aurora-globaldatabase

from cdk_aurora_globaldatabase import GlobalAuroraRDSMaster, InstanceTypeEnum
from aws_cdk_lib import Stack, App
import aws_cdk_lib.aws_ec2 as ec2

app = App()
stack = Stack(app, 'my-stack', env={'region': 'us-east-1'})
vpc = ec2.Vpc(stack, 'vpc')
global_db = GlobalAuroraRDSMaster(stack, 'aurora', 
  instance_type=InstanceTypeEnum.R5_LARGE, vpc=vpc, rds_password='secret')

Requires Python 3.10 or later; depends on aws-cdk-lib, constructs, jsii, and publication packages being available in your environment.

Verify before relying

• Whether the construct library remains compatible with current aws-cdk-lib versions given the abandoned status.
• Whether Aurora engine versions and features referenced in the library have been deprecated or changed since the last commit.
• Support status for Python 3.13 and 3.14 listed in classifiers—whether these are tested or aspirational.

Package facts

Evidence: cdk_aurora_globaldatabase-2.4.75-py3-none-any.whl

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