doctl databases create <name> [flags]
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Creates a database cluster with the specified name.
You can customize the configuration using the listed flags, all of which are optional. Without any flags set, the command creates a single-node, single-CPU PostgreSQL database cluster.
The following example creates a database cluster named example-database in the nyc1 region with a single 1 GB node:
doctl databases create example-database --region nyc1 --size db-s-1vcpu-1gb --num-nodes 1
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--engine
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The database’s engine. Possible values are: pg, mysql, redis, mongodb, kafka and opensearch.
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 command uses the region’s default VPC if excluded. |
--region
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The data center region where the database cluster resides, such as nyc1 or sfo2.
Default: nyc1
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--restore-from-cluster-name
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The name of an existing database cluster to restore from. |
--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 is used if excluded. |
--size
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The size of the nodes in the database cluster, for example db-s-1vcpu-1gb indicates 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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--storage-size-mib
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The amount of disk space allocated to the cluster. Applicable for PostgreSQL and MySQL clusters. Each plan size has a default value but can be increased in increments up to a maximum amount. For ranges, visit: https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/managed-databases
Default: 0
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--tag
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A comma-separated list of tags to apply to the database cluster. |
--version
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The database engine’s version, such as 14 for PostgreSQL version 14. |
--wait
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A boolean value that specifies whether to wait for the database cluster to be provisioned before returning control to the terminal.
Default: false
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| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl databases | Display commands that manage databases |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t
|
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u
|
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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