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# Database Hosting

> Host databases for your applications with the largest platform in Latin America. Enterprise performance and security for your data

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  <img src="https://squarecloud.app/banners/en/databases.png" alt="Square Cloud Databases service overview" style={{ borderRadius: "0.2rem" }} />
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## Why choose Square Cloud?

Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis instances, provisioned in a couple of clicks and reachable over an encrypted, certificate-authenticated connection. You get a production database without tuning a server, managing backups or paying for the bandwidth your app moves.

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  <Card title="NVMe-backed storage" icon="bolt">
    Instances run on **enterprise Samsung NVMe SSDs**, where random-read latency dominates real-world query performance — so indexed lookups and write-heavy workloads stay fast.
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  <Card title="Zero network fees" icon="wifi">
    **No ingress or egress charges.** Read and write as much as your application needs without a metered-bandwidth bill — a cost that quietly dominates on most cloud providers.
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  <Card title="Instant snapshots" icon="server">
    **One-click restore points** included at no extra cost. Recover from a bad migration or accidental delete without leaving the dashboard.
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  <Card title="Encrypted by default" icon="shield-halved">
    Instances **only accept SSL/TLS connections** with Square Cloud-managed certificates. Plaintext connections are refused, so your data is encrypted in transit without any extra configuration.
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## Supported databases

We offer some databases already configured to connect and start using.

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  <Card title="PostgreSQL" icon="elephant" href="https://squarecloud.app/en/databases/postgresql" />

  <Card title="MongoDB" icon="leaf" href="https://squarecloud.app/en/databases/mongodb" />

  <Card title="MySQL" icon="database" href="https://squarecloud.app/en/databases/mysql" />

  <Card title="Redis" icon="r" href="https://squarecloud.app/en/databases/redis" />
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### Versions

|    SGBD    | Version |
| :--------: | :-----: |
| PostgreSQL |  17.x.x |
|    MySQL   |  9.x.x  |
|   MongoDB  |  8.x.x  |
|    Redis   |  7.4.x  |

## How do I host my database?

Hosting your database with Square Cloud is simple and straightforward, you need an **active Standard plan or higher** and follow these steps:

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  <Step title="Create a new database instance">
    Go to the [Databases](https://squarecloud.app/en/dashboard/databases) page and click on the "Create Database" button.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Setting up your database instance">
    Select the database type you want to host and fill in the required information, such as the database name and RAM.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish your instance creation">
    Click on the "Create" button and wait for the database to be created. Once it's ready, you can find the connection details in the database dashboard.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## How do I connect to my database?

Our databases are configured to only allow secure connections with certificate. To connect to your brand new database, you need to follow these steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get the credentials and certificates">
    Get the credentials to connect to your database. You will need the host, port, username and password, which you can find in the URL  and you will need the certificates.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect to your database with ssl/tls">
    Use the credentials and certificates to connect to your database using your preferred database client or library.\
    Make sure to use SSL/TLS for secure connections and use the certificates as CA, root certificate or client certificate and key certificate.\
    <Note> Normally you will need only the `.pem` but some clients may require the `.key` and `.cert` files separately or `.p12` file.</Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start using your database">
    Once connected, you can start using your database instance, storing and managing your data.\
    You can also monitor the performance and usage of your database through the Square Cloud dashboard.
  </Step>
</Steps>