Overview
Exoscale Managed PostgreSQL delivers a fully managed, high-availability deployment of the popular open-source database engine. The service is aimed at teams that need rock-solid ACID compliance, automated operations, and predictable performance without managing infrastructure themselves.
Terminology
- Service
- A running PostgreSQL cluster managed by Exoscale DBaaS
- Plan
- A size / redundancy tier (
hobbyist-1,startup-4,business-32,premium-9x-16, …) - Fork
- A point-in-time clone of an existing service (used for upgrades, DR tests, etc.)
- Read Replica
- A replica created through the DBaaS “read replica” integration
- pgBouncer
- Built-in connection pooler that fronts every service for higher connection density
Features
- Managed Cluster Lifecycle
- automated provisioning, patching and minor-version upgrades.
- Automatic Daily Backups
- with user-defined retention and point-in-time recovery (PITR) on Business & Premium plans.
- Vertical & Horizontal Scaling
- change plan size or add read replicas without downtime.
- Connection Pooling
- pgBouncer is pre-configured for each service, reducing idle connection load.
- High SLA
- 99.95 % on Hobbyist / Startup, 99.99 % on Business / Premium plans.
- CLI & API First
- every feature exposed via
exo dbaas …; the Portal currently covers common workflows.
Availability
PostgreSQL is available in all current Exoscale zones.
| Zone | Country | City | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
at-vie-1 | Austria | Vienna | |
at-vie-2 | Austria | Vienna | |
bg-sof-1 | Bulgaria | Sofia | |
ch-dk-2 | Switzerland | Zurich | |
ch-gva-2 | Switzerland | Geneva | |
de-fra-1 | Germany | Frankfurt | |
de-muc-1 | Germany | Munich | |
hr-zag-1 | Croatia | Zagreb |
Limitations
- Portal Feature Gap
- some advanced settings (e.g. custom
pg-parameters, PITR window edits) are currently available only through the CLI or API. - No Cross-Engine Integrations
- direct replication between PostgreSQL and other DBaaS engines is not supported.
- Single-Zone Clusters
- geo-replication is available via read-replica integration, but primary clusters live in one zone.
- Super-User Access
- is restricted; extensions that require super-user rights must be requested via support.
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.