How to Create PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Create a PostgreSQL database cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
PostgreSQL How-Tos
Generated on 3 Jul 2026
PostgreSQL is an open source, object-relational database built for extensibility, data integrity, and speed. Its concurrency support makes it fully ACID-compliant, and it supports dynamic loading and catalog-driven operations to let users customize its data types, functions, and more.
Getting Started
How to Create PostgreSQL Advanced Edition Clusters
PostgreSQL Advanced Edition public preview documentation.
How to Connect to PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Connect to PostgreSQL database clusters from the command line or other applications.
Import Databases
Import an existing PostgreSQL database into a DigitalOcean Managed Databases cluster.
How to Secure PostgreSQL Managed Database Clusters
Add additional security to a PostgreSQL managed database cluster by restricting incoming connections and increasing the SSL mode verification level.
Migrate External Databases
Use continuous migration to move an existing non-DigitalOcean PostgreSQL database to DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
How to Migrate from Managed to Self-Managed PostgreSQL
Copy databases from a DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL cluster to a PostgreSQL instance you run.
How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.
How to Tag PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Organize PostgreSQL databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.
Cluster Infrastructure
How to Resize PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Change the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.
How to Monitor PostgreSQL Database Performance
Access and interpret PostgreSQL database and cluster performance metrics.
How to Add Standby Nodes to PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Add standby nodes to new or existing PostgreSQL database clusters for high availability.
How to Add Read-Only Nodes to PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Add read-only nodes to reduce latency for users in specific regions.
How to Manage Connection Pools for PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Use connection pools to improve PostgreSQL database performance.
How to Set Up PostgreSQL Cluster Monitoring Alerts
Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.
How to Forward Logs from a PostgreSQL Cluster
Forward database logs to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Rsyslog.
PostgreSQL Management
How to Manage PostgreSQL Users and Databases in a Database Cluster
Create and delete a database cluster’s databases and database users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
How to Modify User Privileges in PostgreSQL Databases
Modify user privileges in PostgreSQL managed database clusters, like creating a read-only user.
How to Upgrade PostgreSQL to a New Version
Upgrade your PostgreSQL cluster to the latest supported version of PostgreSQL from the control panel.
How to Reconfigure PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Edit your database engine’s configuration and parameters via the CLI or API.
Cluster Management
How to Relocate Database Clusters
Change a cluster’s regional datacenter.
How to Configure Custom CNAME Records for PostgreSQL Clusters
Assign custom domain names to PostgreSQL Standard Edition clusters using the DigitalOcean API.
How to Fork a PostgreSQL Database Cluster
Fork a database cluster to create a new cluster from an existing cluster based on a specific point in time.
How to Manually Restore PostgreSQL Database Clusters from Backups
Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a PostgreSQL database cluster from backups.
How to Destroy PostgreSQL Database Clusters
Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.