Create a database

The process for creating a database is the same for both MySQL and PostgreSQL.

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Creating a database using the control panel

You find the database service under Storage → Databases in the left-hand menu.

To create your first database, ensure that you are in the correct project. Then, click on Databases under Storage. Then, click Create.

You now need to choose the type of database that you want to create. You can choose between MySQL and PostgreSQL. In this example, we’ve chosen PostgreSQL version 16. The version can be selected from the dropdown menu below the database type.

A bit further down the page, select a plan for your database. The available plans vary in size, affecting the number of CPU cores, memory, and storage. The storage size can be selected independently of the CPU and memory configuration using the dropdown menu below each plan.

Note that as you select different plans and storage sizes, the price is automatically updated in the lower-right corner.

In this example, we’ve chosen a plan with 1 CPU core, 4 GiB of memory, and 50 GiB of storage.

Lastly, choose the data center where you want the database to be located. You also need to give the database a name. In this example, we’ve selected the Falkenberg data center and named the database my-test-db.

Once all selections are made, click Create in the lower-right corner.

Next, you're taken to an overview of your new database.

It takes a few minutes to create the database. Until it’s ready to use, its status will be Creating... in the upper-right corner. This will change to Online once the database is ready.

Next to the status of the database, you also see its type and the data center where it’s located. In the example below, it’s PostgreSQL 16, placed in Falkenberg. You also see the database’s maintenance window, which in this example is Wednesday at 07:00.

During the maintenance window, the database may experience a short period of downtime. This typically occurs only when the database has been upgraded and needs to be restarted.

On the overview page, you see all the details you need to connect to it—your username, password, default database name, connection string, and so on. To view the password, click the eye icon. To copy the password to your clipboard, click the copy icon. The same goes for the connection string.

You can’t connect to your database just yet. By default, all incoming connections are blocked as a security measure. See Manage access on how to add IP addresses that are allowed to connect to the database.

Creating a database using the API

To create a database using the API, use the database/create endpoint.