Amazon Aurora supports in-place upgrades from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0
Starting today, you can perform an in-place upgrade of your Amazon Aurora database cluster from Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) to Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility). Instead of backing up and restoring the database to the new version, you can upgrade with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI.
Starting today, you can perform an in-place upgrade of your Amazon Aurora database cluster from Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) to Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility). Instead of backing up and restoring the database to the new version, you can upgrade with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI.
MySQL 8.0 offers improved performance functionality from enhancements such as instant DDL and adds developer productivity features such as window functions. It also includes JSON functionality additions, new security capabilities, and more. MySQL 8.0 on Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition supports popular Aurora features including Aurora Serverless v2, Global Database, RDS Proxy, Performance Insights, and Parallel Query.
To upgrade to Aurora MySQL Version 3 (compatible with MySQL 8.0), select the "Modify" option on the AWS Management Console corresponding to the database cluster you want to upgrade, choose the version of Aurora MySQL Version 3 you want to upgrade to, and proceed with the wizard. The upgrade may be applied immediately (if you select the "Apply Immediately" option), or during your next maintenance window (by default). Please note that in either case, your database cluster will be unavailable during the upgrade and your database instances will be restarted. This feature is available in all AWS regions with Aurora MySQL. Please review the Aurora documentation to learn more.
Amazon Aurora is designed for unparalleled high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. It provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services. To get started with Amazon Aurora, take a look at our getting started page.