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How do I manage FeatureBase Cloud databases?

FeatureBase databases can be created:

  • in a specific region, and
  • with a pre-packaged combination of memory, disk and virtual CPU resources, charged by the hour.

You can also create a database using Cloud API

Table of contents

Before you begin

What are the benefits and limitations of Cloud databases?

  Benefits Limitations
Resources Bundled resources to ensure best performance, priced by the hour Resources cannot be changed once database is created.
Data Nodes are replicated data to ensure availability of your data Migrate data to new database if resources do not meet your needs

What data storage vendors are available?

FeatureBase runs on the following vendor architecture:

Feature AWS S3 Microsoft Azure
Architecture ARM AMD
Externalized storage Supported Not supported
Backups S3 buckets BLOB Storage that keeps the data within the cloud provider
FeatureBase Nodes (per shape) 3 3
Shape replica factor   2
Region US-east-2 (Ohio) eastus2

Azure uses internal SSDs (ephemeral storage) for your data. If FeatureBase nodes go down at once, data can be recovered from the latest backup.

How do I create a Cloud database?

Database type Description Additional information
Small The small database is suitable for development testing with small quantities of data. Learn how to create a small database
Sample The sample database is provided for users and organizations evaluating FeatureBase at scale. It contains one billion rows with attributes commonly used for segmentation queries. Learn how to create a sample database
Custom

FeatureBase databases can be created:

  • in a specific region, and
  • with a pre-packaged combination of memory, disk and virtual CPU resources, charged by the hour.
Learn how to create a custom database

How do I learn more about my database?

Cloud database backups

FeatureBase automatically backs-up your databases every 24 hours.

Contact FeatureBase Support for help with backups

How do I drop my database?

There are two ways to drop (delete) FeatureBase Cloud databases:

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