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# Quickstart

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## Create a database

1. Click **Databases** in the left-hand menu in the control panel, under the *Storage* category.
2. Click the **Create** button.
3. Select the database engine (*MySQL* or *PostgreSQL*) and the database version.
4. Select a plan (CPU and memory) and the storage space for the database.
5. Select which data center to place the database in.
6. Choose a name for the database.
7. Click **Create**.

## Manage access to the database

1. In the control panel overview of the database, click **Manage access** under *Firewall*.
2. Enter the IP addresses that should be allowed to connect to the database.
3. Click **Update**.

## Delete a database

1. In the database overview, click the three dots and then **Delete**.
2. To confirm, type the name of the database in the text field and click **Delete**.


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