Launch a Redshift Cluster

WARNING: The cluster that you are about to launch will be live, and you will be charged the standard Amazon Redshift usage fees for the cluster until you delete it. Make sure to delete your cluster each time you're finished working to avoid large, unexpected costs for yourself. Instructions on deleting your cluster are included on the last page in this lesson. You can always launch a new cluster, so don't leave your Redshift cluster running overnight or throughout the week if you don't need to.

Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Redshift console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/redshift/.

On the Amazon Redshift Dashboard, choose Create cluster. It will launch the Create cluster wizard.

Cluster configuration
Provide a unique identifier, such as redshift-cluster-1, and choose the Free trial option. It will automatically, choose the following configuration:

1 node of dc2.large hardware type. It is a high performance with fixed local SSD storage
2 vCPUs
160 GB storage capacity

Database configurations

A few fields will be already filled up by default. Ensure to have to the following values:

Field	Value
Database name	`dev`
Database port	`5439`
Master user name	`awsuser`
Master user password	Enter a password of your choice

Please note: We strongly advise you to keep these passwords closely guarded, including not putting them in your GitHub public repo, etc.

Cluster permissions (optional)

Choose the IAM role created earlier, myRedshiftRole, from the drop-down and click on the Associate IAM role button.

Additional configurations

Toggle the button to turn off the "use defaults" feature, and expand the Network and security section. Choose the following values:

Field	Value
Virtual private cloud (VPC)	Default VPC If you are not able to view/select the default VPC, refer to the resolution given here. You will have to create a cluster subnet group. (It's easy, see the snapshots below)
VPC security groups	Choose the redshift_security_group created earlier.
Cluster subnet group	Choose the default It is the one you have just created.
Availability Zone	No preference
Enhanced VPC routing	Disabled
Publicly accessible	Enable

Leave the rest of the values as default.

Amazon Redshift → Configurations → Subnet groups

Create a cluster subnet group from a default VPC

Review your Cluster configuration and click on the Create cluster button at the bottom. It will take a few minutes to finish and show you a Complete status.

Click on the Clusters menu item from the left navigation pane, and look at the cluster that you just launched. Make sure that the Status is Available before you try to connect to the database later. You can expect this to take 5-10 minutes.