# 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 querying a database ID: doctl databases replica list …
- [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 databases list
- [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 replica list This command requires the ID of a database …
- [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 where the database cluster is located, such as `nyc3` or …
- [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 status. Possible values: `forking` and `active` This …
- [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 pass in the replica's name, which you can retrieve by …