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# Create a PostgreSQL instance

If you do not already have a PostgreSQL instance that you can reuse you must create a new one. For Taskforce.sh you can use the cheapest available which is the db.t3.micro instance (price between 15$ to 23$ depending on region).

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Magnetic storage and 5Gb will also be enough:

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Specify that we want to create a new security group for this instance:

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In the Additional configuration you need to create an initial database:

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Create your database, and now make sure that the security group you created has a inbound rule that gives access to the EC2 instance running Taskforce.sh:

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