Guides and instructionals

Lewis, Senior Data Engineer

February 29, 2024

How to connect Managed Databases to SDN Private Networks!

Reliable and secure connectivity is an absolute necessity for databases. With UpCloud Managed Databases, you have the option to connect to your database using your account wide Utility Network or the customisable SDN Private Networks. Utility Networks are enabled by default but attaching a SDN Private Network affords you the highest level of security and […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services
  • UpCloud services

July 30, 2023

How to deploy Managed Kubernetes cluster using Terraform!

Managed Kubernetes easily automates the deployment, scaling, and management of container workloads but takes a couple of steps to deploy by itself. So, what better solution to combine with Managed Kubernetes than the simple yet powerful open-source infrastructure management tool, Terraform. In this tutorial, we’ll show to set up a Terraform configuration for a Managed […]

  • Kubernetes
  • Managed services
  • Terraform

June 13, 2023

How to get started with OpenSearch on Managed Databases!

An Introduction to OpenSearch OpenSearch is a community-driven, open-source search and analytics suite. It is a tool that lets you store, search, and analyse large volumes of data quickly and in near real-time. It is typically used for storing items such as data from log files, but it can also handle any type of structured […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services

March 30, 2023

How to get started with Managed Kubernetes®!

Kubernetes® is an open-source container orchestration system that automates containerised applications’ deployment, scaling and management. Managed Kubernetes offers a fully managed solution which allows you to create and begin using Kubernetes clusters in just a few minutes. Through Kubernetes, you can manage and orchestrate containers (such as Docker) across multiple hosts. Using Kubernetes makes it […]

  • Kubernetes
  • Managed services
  • UpCloud services

February 22, 2022

How to customise Managed Database properties!

Managed Databases offer many benefits over manual maintenance such as ease of deployment, configuration and backups. However, while the default configurations are optimised according to the service plans, some aspects might not be ideal in specific use cases. Therefore, we’ve exposed certain database properties for you to customise via the UpCloud API. Database configuration properties […]

  • Databases
  • Managed services

February 4, 2022

Early bird access to UpCloud Load Balancer!

Configuring UpCloud Load Balancer empowers you to build resilience and increase application throughput with simple yet flexible features.

  • Load balancing
  • Managed services

January 30, 2022

How to enable PostgreSQL connection pool using UpCloud API!

PostgreSQL connection pool allows you to serve a large number of client connections to Managed Databases while reducing resource usage.

  • API
  • Databases
  • Managed services

January 25, 2022

How to configure Managed Databases using Terraform!

Terraform offers a great way to build your cloud infrastructure as code from start to finish, including UpCloud Managed Databases!

  • Databases
  • Managed services
  • Terraform

November 11, 2021

How to benchmark Managed Databases on UpCloud!

Sysbench is a popular command-line tool for testing system performance. Here's how to use sysbench to benchmark Managed Databases on UpCloud.

  • Databases
  • Managed services
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