How do I create a custom database?
There are three ways to provision a database with a custom configuration in FeatureBase Cloud.
Before you begin
What types of custom database are available?
FeatureBase provides two types of database:
| Category | Description | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Shaped | A database with fixed resources | Shaped databases |
| Serverless | A database with scalable resources | Serverless databases |
Naming standards
FeatureBase identifiers (including object names such as databases, tables and columns) start with a lower-case alphabetic character and can include:
- lower-case alphabetic characters
- numbers 0-9
-
dash
-and underscore_characters. - database names can be up to 300 characters in length
How do I provision a database with a custom configuration?
There are three methods to provision a custom configured database.
Method one - provision database from the homepage
This method is available only when you have no existing database
- Click Home then CREATE under Make something custom.
Method two - provision database via the Databases page
- Click Databases > New database
- Name your database.
Choose from the Memory drop-down:
- Serverless (Preview) 2GB Worker, or
| Shape | Memory (GB) | Volume (GB) | Compute (vCPU) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8GB | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 16GB | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| 32GB | 32 | 100 | 12 |
| 64GB | 64 | 300 | 24 |
| 128GB | 128 | 500 | 48 |
| 256GB | 256 | 1200 | 96 |
| 512GB | 512 | 2500 | 192 |
| 1024GB | 1024 | 5000 | 320 |
| 2048GB | 2048 | 10000 | 576 |
- Click Create database.