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Everything you need to deploy and manage your applications on HostStack.

Managed Databases

Provision and manage PostgreSQL and Redis databases with automated backups.

Supported Engines

PostgreSQL 17

Full-featured relational database with extensions, connection pooling, and point-in-time recovery.

Redis 7

In-memory data store for caching, queues, and real-time features. Persistent by default.

Creating a Database

  1. Go to Databases in your dashboard
  2. Click New Database
  3. Choose engine, version, plan, and region
  4. Your database is provisioned in seconds

You can also create databases via the CLI or SDK:

bash
hoststack db create --name my-db --engine postgres --plan starter --project prj_abc123

Connecting

Connection details are available in the database detail page. Click Show Credentials to reveal the password.

Connection string
postgresql://user:password@host:5432/dbname
redis://default:password@host:6379
Connect via CLI
# Opens psql/redis-cli with credentials pre-filled
hoststack db connect <database-id>

Backups

PostgreSQL databases are automatically backed up daily at 02:00 UTC. Backups are retained for 7 days. You can restore any backup from the database detail page in your dashboard.

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