MySQL

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MySQL is an open source, object-relational database built with speed and reliability in mind. Its large and active developer community has created many third-party applications, tools, and libraries that expand MySQL’s functionality.

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Most Viewed MySQL Articles
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  8. How to Manage MySQL Users and Databases in a Database Cluster
  9. How to Create Primary Keys for MySQL Database Tables
  10. How to Monitor MySQL Database Performance
Getting Started

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

How-Tos

Guides on how to get started with MySQL managed database clusters, how to modify users and databases, how to improve performance and high availability, and how to migrate data.

Reference

API and CLI reference documentation for the MySQL database service, including example requests and available parameters.

Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in MySQL.

Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

Support

Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.

Latest Updates

28 April 2026

17 September 2025

  • Now in public preview, you can now enable storage autoscaling on all Managed Database engines. To enable autoscaling, see our resizing guides for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Kafka.

  • Storage autoscaling is now in general availability. Additionally, you can now reduce your cluster’s amount of additional storage, as long as the new storage size is greater than or equal to the latest backup’s size plus any data growth since then and a 25% buffer.

1 July 2025

  • The DOKS database operator, which facilitated integration of DOKS clusters with managed databases, is deprecated. Your existing databases remain operational and the operator-related CRDs are not removed. You can use the DigitalOcean API, CLI, or control panel to manage the databases created with the operator.

For more information, see all MySQL release notes.

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