Today I worked on spinning up a new SQL server RDS instance and received an error while launching the instance.
Error: The specified VPC does not support DNS resolution, DNS hostnames, or both.
Turns out the VPC I created did not have DNS Resolution or Hostnames enabled.
_To correct this you need to log into the <a target="_blank" href="https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/">AWS VPC Management Console</a>
Right-click on the VPC and Edit the two DNS options- set to Yes.

Today I worked on spinning up a new SQL server RDS instance and received an error while launching the instance.

***Error: The specified VPC does not support DNS resolution, DNS hostnames, or both.***

Turns out the VPC I created did not have DNS Resolution or Hostnames enabled.

\_To correct this you need to log into the [AWS VPC Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/)

**Right-click** on the **VPC and Edit the two DNS options- set to Yes**.

AWS RDS Error- VPC DNS Resolution

David Galiata IT Consultant turned cybersecurity architect | Passionate about IT, cloud, and security. Always learning. Blogging about my adventures in the industry