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PostgreSQL databases

You’ll create a PostgreSQL database with durable disk / storage and connection details in the dashboard.

Unsure which path to use? Start at Choose a database path. This page is the Databases path.

Before you start​

  • Connected cluster and an environment
  • Free disk for the size you pick

Create the database​

  1. Open Databases → create PostgreSQL.
  2. Select the environment.
  3. Set name, storage size, and resources.
  4. Review credentials the form shows — store them safely.
  5. Create and wait until status is healthy.

Connect an app​

  1. Open the database detail page; copy host, port, database name, and user.
  2. Put them in the app’s variables or a shared variables group.
  3. Restart the app if needed, then confirm in logs.

You’re done when​

  • Database status is healthy.
  • An app in the same cluster connects with the shown endpoint.
  • Data survives an instance restart.

Turn on backups before production data.