Digitalocean Managed Databases

Provisioning Workflow

• Select engine, region, and cluster size.
• Create users and databases with required roles.
• Configure trusted sources and VPC networking.
• Retrieve connection strings and TLS settings.

Operations and Scaling

• Scale nodes or storage as demand grows.
• Set maintenance windows to control upgrades.
• Review backups and restore points.

Security Practices

• Use VPC for private connectivity.
• Rotate credentials and limit user privileges.
• Enforce TLS connections.

Migration Planning

• Use engine-specific migration guides.
• Validate application connectivity before cutover.
• Plan rollback using snapshots or backups.

Complementary Skills

When using this skill, consider these related skills (if deployed):

• digitalocean-networking: VPC, firewalls, and private access.
• digitalocean-management: Monitoring and alerting.
• digitalocean-storage: Backup and snapshot workflows.

Note: Complementary skills are optional. This skill is fully functional without them.

Resources

DigitalOcean Docs:

• Managed Databases: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/
• PostgreSQL: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/
• MySQL: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/
• Redis: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/redis/
• MongoDB: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/
• Kafka: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/kafka/
• OpenSearch: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/
• Valkey: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/