New service — MySQL

2023-08-22

MySQL is now available not only as part of a hosting account, but also as a standalone independent service.

Advantages. The main advantages of MySQL as a standalone service:

Compared to shared hosting:
- No limits on the number of tables, the size of a single database and the total size of all databases.
- No limit on the number of CPU minutes.
Compared to business hosting:
- You can setup access restrictions for individual IP addresses.
- Using a standalone MySQL service will free up business hosting resources to run scripts (on business hosting, resources are shared between the web server and MySQL).
You can use any database names and usernames, without the mandatory prefix with the name of the hosting account.
Replication is available.

Plans. The service is a standalone MySQL 8.0 instance with resources according to the selected pricing plan: disk space - from 10 to 100 GB, CPU - from 1 to 4 cores, RAM - from 1 to 8 GB. The plans also differ in the number of security rules (from 4 to 32). The selected plan can be changed in any direction an unlimited number of times, but not more than once a day.

Backups. All instances are automatically backed up every night. Copies are stored for the last 7 days and the first day of the current month, are hosted on a separate server and do not take up space in the instance.

Payment. Payment is withdrawn every night from your personal balance, the amount of the withdrawal depends on the maximum used plan for the previous day. If there is not enough money on balance, the service is deactivated and stored on the server for 10 days. During this period you can recharge your balance, pay the cost of data storage from the moment of deactivation and resume the service.

Access delegation and transfer of rights are available for each instance.

A new "MySQL" section has been created on the wiki with general information on working with the service.

The service is in beta testing. Suggestions for improving the functionality can be left through the feedback and suggestions section.