Databases

Althost provisions managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis on your computers. It exposes them to external clients through a database proxy on the control plane. Clients connect with the engine's normal wire protocol.

Provisioning

Create a database (Databases → New). Pick an engine, version, and tier. Pick a target computer. The control plane generates the database name, username, and password. The runner starts a per-engine container on the node. It waits for the container to accept connections. It then creates the client database and role.

Connecting

Point your client at the control plane's standard port for the engine — 5432 (Postgres), 3306 (MySQL), 6379 (Redis). Use the generated credentials. The proxy identifies the target database from the connection (database name + username). It forwards the raw TCP stream over the runner's tunnel to the engine on the host.

psql "postgresql://<user>:<pass>@api.althost.dev:5432/<database>"

IP allow-list

Each database has an optional allowedIps list (IPs / CIDRs). Empty means allow all. Otherwise only listed clients may connect.

Backups

Databases have automatic rolling backups. They also support on-demand download.