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title: Monitor MySQL Clusters
description: Monitor performance, set up alerts, forward logs, and connect PMM.
product: Databases
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/monitor/
last_updated: "2026-07-31"
---

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# Monitor MySQL Clusters

Generated on 31 Jul 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 Monitor MySQL Database Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/monitor-databases/index.html.md): Access and interpret MySQL database and cluster performance metrics.

[How to Set Up MySQL Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.

[How to Forward Logs from a MySQL Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward database logs to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Rsyslog.

[How to Monitor Managed MySQL with PMM 1-Click App](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/monitor-with-pmm/index.html.md): Add Managed MySQL Standard Edition clusters to PMM using the Marketplace 1-Click PMM Integration helper.