# PostgreSQL How-Tos – DigitalOcean Documentation

> How to modify users and databases, improve performance and high availability, migrate data, and more.
- [How to Create PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a PostgreSQL database cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
- [How to Connect to PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/connect/index.html.md): Connect to PostgreSQL database clusters from the command line or other applications.
- [How to Resize PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/resize/index.html.md): Increase the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.
- [How to Import PostgreSQL Databases into DigitalOcean Managed Databases with pg_dump](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/import-databases/index.html.md): Import an existing PostgreSQL database into a DigitalOcean Managed Databases cluster.
- [How to Secure PostgreSQL Managed Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/secure/index.html.md): Add additional security to a PostgreSQL managed database cluster by restricting incoming connections and increasing the SSL mode verification level.
- [How to Migrate PostgreSQL Databases to DigitalOcean using Continuous Migration](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/migrate/index.html.md): Use continuous migration to move an existing non-DigitalOcean PostgreSQL database to DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- [How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/schedule-updates/index.html.md): Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.
- [How to Manage PostgreSQL Users and Databases in a Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/manage-users-and-databases/index.html.md): Create and delete a database cluster's databases and database users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
- [How to Modify User Privileges in PostgreSQL Databases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/modify-user-privileges/index.html.md): Modify user privileges in PostgreSQL managed database clusters, like creating a read-only user.
- [How to Monitor PostgreSQL Database Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/monitor-databases/index.html.md): Access and interpret PostgreSQL database performance metrics.
- [How to Add Standby Nodes to PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/add-standby-nodes/index.html.md): Add standby nodes to new or existing PostgreSQL database clusters for high availability.
- [How to Add Read-Only Nodes to PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/add-read-only-nodes/index.html.md): Add read-only nodes to reduce latency for users in specific regions.
- [How to Monitor PostgreSQL Database Cluster Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/monitor-clusters/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.
- [How to Manage Connection Pools for PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/manage-connection-pools/index.html.md): Use connection pools to improve PostgreSQL database performance.
- [How to Set Up Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.
- [How to Relocate Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/relocate/index.html.md): Change a cluster's regional datacenter.
- [How to Forward Logs from a PostgreSQL Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward database logs to OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Rsyslog.
- [How to Fork a PostgreSQL Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/fork-clusters/index.html.md): Fork a database cluster to create a new cluster from an existing cluster based on a specific point in time.
- [How to Manually Restore PostgreSQL Database Clusters from Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/restore-from-backups/index.html.md): Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a PostgreSQL database cluster from backups.
- [How to Destroy PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.
- [How to Tag Postgresql Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/tag/index.html.md): Organize PostgreSQL databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.
- [How to Upgrade PostgreSQL to a New Version](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/upgrade-version/index.html.md): Upgrade your PostgreSQL cluster to the latest supported version of PostgreSQL from the control panel.
- [How to Reconfigure PostgreSQL Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/postgresql/how-to/reconfigure/index.html.md): Edit your database engine's configuration and parameters via the CLI or API.