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[📑 Docs]: Expand page: DMS CDC RDS → Kinesis

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#236 opened on Sep 25, 2025

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Description

What docs changes are you proposing?

Source: https://github.com/localstack-samples/sample-dms-cdc-rds-to-kinesis

Problem

Docs don’t provide instructions, just a repo link.

Proposal

  • Create tutorial page with:
    • Introduction (change data capture from RDS → Kinesis using DMS)
    • Prerequisites (LocalStack Pro, Docker, CDK/Terraform, RDS client)
    • Architecture diagram (RDS source → DMS replication → Kinesis stream → Consumer)
    • Steps (clone repo, deploy, generate changes in RDS)
    • Testing the application (insert row in RDS, verify event in Kinesis)
    • Conclusion (event-driven CDC pattern)

Acceptance Criteria

  • Full tutorial doc with Testing the application section.

Code of Conduct

  • I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

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Research direction
Clone the sample repository, set up the environment using Docker and LocalStack Pro, deploy the infrastructure using CDK or Terraform, generate sample changes in RDS, and verify events in Kinesis. Then document the steps clearly.
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