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Product Overview

On-demand databases allow you to manage your database instances via Cockpit. They are a useful alternative for self-operated as well as for managed databases.

As the name suggests, you are able to create, modify, and delete the database yourself directly in the Cockpit. All that is required is to enter some initial configuration information. Billing is automated based on the resources used.

Nine's automated management ensures smooth operation of your databases.

Updates and maintenance windows​

Security and software updates are generally performed during the maintenance window.

Therefore, short service interruptions may occur during this maintenance window without prior notice.

Monitoring​

Nine monitors the instance with a monitoring system 24x7. In the event of a malfunction, an (on-call) technician from Nine is automatically alerted and restores proper operation as quickly as possible.

Full utilization of resources is not assessed as a malfunction. You can increase or decrease the size of the instance via the configuration in the Cockpit.

Backup​

If you have not turned off backup retention, Nine database dumps are created daily at night and transferred to two storage systems, with at least one of these storage systems located at a site remote from the database instance (off-site).

For more information about backup, see the article Database Backup Information

Pricing​

Our Pricing for this BETA Product starts at 54CHF for a nine-standard-1 (1vCPU/4GB Ram) sizing. Additional charges are based on the resources used.

Connecting to your Database​

The connection information (FQDN, user, and password) for your instance can be found in Cockpit under Access Information. MySQL and PostgreSQL are both running on their default ports:

  • MySQL: 3306
  • PostgreSQL: 5432

The database server only accepts TLS connections. Depending on your client or library, you may need to enable TLS explicitly.