Self-hosted MySQL,
fully managed.
Managed MySQL: tuned config, daily snapshots plus optional Dual Backups, monitored by humans.
Billed yearly on a 1 GB server, or $6 month to month. MySQL itself is $0.
- Daily snapshots
- Free migration
- 500% SLA
- 4.4 on Trustpilot
- 500% SLA credited automatically
- Engineers 24/7, real humans
- Free migration of your MySQL
- Since 2001, independent
At a glance
MySQL here, in four lines.
What it is, what we install, what management covers and what it needs. The rest of this page is detail.
- What it is
- MySQL is the database most of the web runs against: the reference implementation, current 8.x line, with the ecosystem and tooling every framework supports first.
- What we install
- The playbook deploys MySQL 8 from the official repository, tuned to the server's actual RAM (buffer pool, connections, redo sizing), secured to local access by default, with remote access as an explicit firewall decision and automated logical dumps beside the block-level backups.
- What managed covers
- Version and server updates, daily snapshots plus optional Dual Backups with logical dumps for clean restores, monitoring on connections, slow queries, and disk, and the managed firewall deciding who can reach port 3306 at all.
- What it needs
- 1 GB RAM
Fits on SC-1GB, from $5/mo. Bigger sizes leave room for the apps you stack beside it.
Your options
Three ways to run MySQL.
Installing MySQL is the easy part. The real question is who keeps it running.
| Do it yourselfOn any unmanaged VPS | One-click imageAt most clouds | RemarkableCloudManaged MySQL, from $5/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installing MySQL | You: dependencies, database, HTTPS | Preinstalled once, then it is yours | Deployed by a tested playbook, database and HTTPS wired |
| Updates | You | You | Us, with a snapshot first |
| Monitoring and security | You | You | Us, 24/7: monitoring, firewall and IDS |
| Backups | You | Usually a paid add-on | Daily snapshots included, Dual Backups optional |
| Other apps on the server | Yours to wire up | One app per server | As many as fit, $0 each |
| When something breaks | You fix it | You fix it | Our engineers fix it, day or night |
Built for
What people run on MySQL here.
On your own server, using it more never costs more.
A dedicated database server
Your apps on one server, the database on its own, sized for buffers and IOPS rather than fighting PHP for RAM.
Backing external applications
Point an app hosted anywhere at a MySQL you actually control, with real resources and no per-database pricing.
Analytics and reporting copies
Run heavy read queries against a replica-style copy without slowing production.
Development parity
The same MySQL 8 you run in production, for staging that behaves like the real thing.
Stack it
MySQL works better with company.
Everything here can run on the same server as MySQL, at $0 per app. The server only needs the room.
Pick your server
Choose the size. MySQL is $0.
MySQL needs 1 GB. Bigger servers leave room for the apps you stack beside it. Every size is fully managed, and you can resize in minutes.
SC-1GB
The right size for MySQL
$6 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 25 GB NVMe
- 2.5 TB transfer
SC-2GB
MySQL plus a few more apps
$8 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 2 GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 50 GB NVMe
- 5 TB transfer
SC-4GB
A fuller stack beside MySQL
$16 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 4 GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 100 GB NVMe
- 10 TB transfer
The details
MySQL here, in plain words.
Straight answers to what people ask before they choose where to run it.
What does managed MySQL hosting include?
A properly tuned MySQL 8 with layered backups, monitoring someone acts on, and network exposure you decide deliberately. It is the database piece of managed DBaaS pricing without the per-gigabyte meter.
How is this different from a cloud database service?
Cloud DBaaS charges for the instance, the storage, the IOPS, and the egress separately, forever. Here the database is one app on a flat-priced server it can share with the application that uses it, which also deletes the network hop between app and data.
Is remote access possible?
Yes, as a deliberate choice: we open 3306 to the addresses you name, with TLS, rather than to the internet. Most stacks keep the database local to the server and connect over localhost, which is both faster and safer.
MySQL or MariaDB?
MySQL when your stack or vendor targets 8.x features specifically. MariaDB when you want the drop-in default most CMSes are tested on. Both are in the catalog at $0; pick by what your application documents.
FAQ
MySQL hosting, answered.
Still deciding? These are the questions we hear most.
How much RAM does MySQL need?
1 GB serves small schemas; the working set decides the truth. The playbook sizes the buffer pool to the plan, and growth is a plan upgrade, not a migration.
How are backups done?
Three layers: daily snapshots, optional Dual Backups offsite, and scheduled logical dumps so a single table can be restored without touching the rest of the server.
Which version do you run?
The current MySQL 8 GA line from Oracle's repository, patched as part of management with a snapshot before version steps.
Is it tuned or default configuration?
Tuned. Buffer pool and connection settings are sized to the plan's RAM at install, not Oracle's laptop defaults, and you hold root to adjust further.
Can I expose it to remote applications safely?
Yes. It binds privately by default; opening remote access is a firewall rule plus a scoped user, and on Fully Managed we set it up with you.
Is this MySQL on a VPS or on shared hosting?
A VPS. MySQL runs on your own private virtual server with dedicated, non-oversold resources and its own IP. You get real isolation and performance, with the setup, TLS and hardening handled for you.
Can I run other apps on the same server?
Yes. Add any other catalog app to this server from your client area, one click each, no per-app charge. How much fits is a question of RAM, and resizing is minutes.
Can you help me move my existing data over?
Yes, migration help is free. Open a ticket with access to the current setup and we move it, verify it, and hand it back running. Nothing switches until you approve.
Can I upgrade or downgrade the plan later?
Anytime. Plans resize from the client area in minutes, annual billing keeps its flat 17% discount at every size, and there is never a fee to change tiers.
MySQL runs. You sleep.
Managed MySQL from $5/mo, free migration and a 30-day money-back guarantee.