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title: Manage MySQL Clusters
description: Schedule updates, tag, relocate, fork, restore, reconfigure, and destroy clusters.
product: Databases
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/manage-cluster/
last_updated: "2026-07-31"
---

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# Manage MySQL Clusters

Generated on 1 Aug 2026

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.

[How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for MySQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/schedule-updates/index.html.md): Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.

[How to Tag MySQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/tag/index.html.md): Organize MySQL databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.

[How to Relocate Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/relocate/index.html.md): Change a cluster’s regional datacenter.

[How to Configure Custom CNAME Records for MySQL Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/configure-custom-cnames/index.html.md): Assign custom domain names to MySQL Standard Edition clusters using the DigitalOcean API.

[How to Fork a MySQL Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/fork-clusters/index.html.md): Fork a MySQL database cluster to create a new cluster from a point in time or the latest transaction.

[How to Manually Restore MySQL Database Clusters from Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/restore-from-backups/index.html.md): Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a MySQL database cluster from backups.

[How to Set Global SQL Mode on MySQL Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/set-sql-mode/index.html.md): Set a MySQL database cluster’s global SQL mode to change its SQL syntax and data validation checks for better integration in different environments or with other database servers.

[How to Reconfigure MySQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/reconfigure/index.html.md): Edit your database engine’s configuration and parameters via the CLI or API.

[How to Create Primary Keys for MySQL Database Tables](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/create-primary-keys/index.html.md): Create primary keys to increase search accuracy, performance, and ensure reliable data replication.

[How to Migrate from Managed to Self-Managed MySQL](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/migrate-to-self-managed/index.html.md): Export a DigitalOcean Managed MySQL cluster to a MySQL instance you run.

[How to Destroy MySQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.