doctl databases create <name> [flags]
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This command creates a database cluster with the specified name.
There are a number of flags that customize the configuration, all of which are optional. Without any flags set, a single-node, single-CPU PostgreSQL database cluster will be created.
Option | Description |
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--engine
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The database engine to be used for the cluster. Possible values are: pg for PostgreSQL, mysql , redis , mongodb , and kafka .
Default: pg
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--help
, -h
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Help for this command |
--num-nodes
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The number of nodes in the database cluster. Valid values are 1-3. In addition to the primary node, up to two standby nodes may be added for high availability.
Default: 1
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--private-network-uuid
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The UUID of a VPC to create the database cluster in; the default VPC for the region will be used if excluded |
--region
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The region where the database cluster will be created, e.g. nyc1 or sfo2
Default: nyc1
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--restore-from-cluster-name
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The name of an existing database cluster from which the backup will be restored. |
--restore-from-timestamp
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The timestamp of an existing database cluster backup in UTC combined date and time format (2006-01-02 15:04:05 +0000 UTC). The most recent backup will be used if excluded. |
--size
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The size of the nodes in the database cluster, e.g. `db-s-1vcpu-1gb`` for a 1 CPU, 1GB node. For a list of available size slugs, visit: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/#tag/Databases
Default: db-s-1vcpu-1gb
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--tag
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Comma-separated list of tags to apply to the database cluster. |
--version
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The database engine version, e.g. 14 for PostgreSQL version 14 |
--wait
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Boolean that specifies whether to wait for a database to complete before returning control to the terminal
Default: false
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Command | Description |
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doctl databases | Display commands that manage databases |
Option | Description |
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--access-token , -t
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API V2 access token |
--api-url , -u
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Override default API endpoint |
--config , -c
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Specify a custom config file
Default:
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--context
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Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max
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Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
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--http-retry-wait-max
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Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
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--http-retry-wait-min
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Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
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--interactive
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Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
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--output , -o
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Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
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--trace
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Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
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--verbose , -v
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Enable verbose output
Default: false
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