Overview

Exoscale Managed MySQL delivers a fully-managed, high-availability MySQL 8 (and 5.7 for legacy workloads) service. It removes the operational burden of provisioning, patching, scaling, and backing up databases, so you can focus on building applications rather than running infrastructure.

Terminology

  • Service
    a running MySQL instance or cluster managed by Exoscale DBaaS
  • Plan
    a resource / redundancy tier such as hobbyist-1, business-32, premium-9x-16
  • Fork
    a point-in-time clone of an existing service, useful for upgrades, testing, or disaster-recovery workflows
  • Read Replica
    an additional node created with the built-in read-replica integration to offload read traffic
  • Migration Wizard
    Portal / CLI workflow that imports data from an external MySQL 5.7 – 8.0 server

Features

  • Managed Lifecycle
    automated provisioning, daily backups, minor-version patching, and plan resizing
  • Scalability
    vertical scaling by changing plans and horizontal scaling via zone-level read replicas
  • Integrated Backup & PITR
    automatic backups with point-in-time recovery on Business and Premium plans
  • Wizard-driven migrations
    assisted replication or dump/import from external MySQL sources
  • High SLA
    99.95 % (Hobbyist & Startup) and 99.99 % (Business & Premium) availability guarantees
  • API-first
    every feature exposed through exo dbaas; common workflows also available in the Portal

Availability

Managed MySQL can be launched in every Exoscale zone:

ZoneCountryCityAvailability
at-vie-1AustriaVienna
at-vie-2AustriaVienna
ch-gva-2SwitzerlandGeneva
ch-dk-2SwitzerlandZurich
de-fra-1GermanyFrankfurt
de-muc-1GermanyMunich
bg-sof-1BulgariaSofia

Limitations

  • Portal Feature Gap
    advanced settings (custom mysql-settings, granular PITR windows, etc.) are currently CLI/API-only
  • Single-Zone Primaries
    primary clusters live in one zone; geo-redundancy is achieved via read-replica integration
  • No Cross-Engine Integrations
    direct replication to PostgreSQL, Valkey, etc. is not supported
  • Restricted Super-User Privileges
    operations requiring SUPER or plugin installation are unavailable; contact Support for review
  • External Migration Scope
    built-in migration wizard supports MySQL 5.7 & 8.0; older versions require manual tools

NOTE
For operational procedures (backups, upgrades, maintenance windows, …) see the section Operation.
Hands-on guides (migrations, client libraries, Terraform modules, …) you can find under How-To.