A managed database gives you an engine that Gewape Cloud runs and backs up. This walks through creating one.
Create the instance
- Open Databases and start a new instance.
- Fill in:
- Name: for example
app-db. - Datastore (engine and version): choose the engine, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, and its version.
- Flavor (Server Plan): the size of the database host.
g1.smallorg1.mediumsuits a small app; a busy database wants more memory. - Volume size (GiB): how much storage the data gets. You can grow this later.
- Network: the private network the database sits on. Keep it on the same network as the app that will use it.
- Initial database and user (optional): create a database name and a user with a password so your app has something to connect to immediately.
- Name: for example
- Create it. It provisions in a few minutes and then shows a connection endpoint.
Connect your app
Point your application at the instance's endpoint, port, and the user you created. Make sure the app can reach the database port through your security rules. If it will not connect, see Cannot connect to a managed database.
Turn on backups for anything you care about. See Back up and restore a database.