# doctl databases replica – DigitalOcean Documentation

> The subcommands under `doctl databases replica` allow you to manage read-only replicas associated with a database cluster.

In addition to primary nodes in a database cluster, you can create up to 2 read-only replica nodes (also referred to as "standby nodes") to maintain high availability.
- [doctl databases replica connection](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/connection/index.html.md): Retrieves information for connecting to the specified read-only database replica in the specified database cluster This command requires that you pass in the replica's name, which you can retrieve by …
- [doctl databases replica create](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/create/index.html.md): Creates a read-only database replica for the specified database cluster, giving it the specified name. This command requires the ID of a database cluster, which you can retrieve by calling: doctl …
- [doctl databases replica delete](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/delete/index.html.md): Deletes the specified read-only replica for the specified database cluster. This command requires that you pass in the replica's name, which you can retrieve by querying a database ID: doctl databases …
- [doctl databases replica get](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/get/index.html.md): Gets the following details for the specified read-only replica of the specified database cluster: - The name of the replica - The information required to connect to the read-only replica - The region …
- [doctl databases replica list](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/list/index.html.md): Lists the following details for read-only replicas for the specified database cluster. - The replica's name - The region where the database cluster is located, such as `nyc3`, `sfo2` - The replica's …
- [doctl databases replica promote](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/databases/replica/promote/index.html.md): Promotes a read-only database replica to become its own independent primary cluster. Promoted replicas no longer stay in sync with primary cluster they were forked from. This command requires that you …