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Managed MySQL hosting.
One server, no app limits.
Managed MySQL: tuned config, daily snapshots plus dual offsite backups, monitored by humans.
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.
Minimum RAM
1 GB
Fits on SC-1GB; SC-2GB is the comfortable pick with room to stack.
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 dual offsite 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.
The app is $0. The managed server is the only bill, and everything above is part of 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.
Stack it
MySQL runs well with.
Same server, no extra bill. These are the companions our team installs next to MySQL most often.
Redis
+1 GBIn-memory cache and queue. The cheapest speed upgrade most stacks never install. Pairs with everything.
Uptime Kuma
+1 GBThe self-hosted uptime monitor everyone loves. Watch your sites from your own server.
Frequently asked questions
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, dual offsite server backups, 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.
Sizing an app stack? The VPS sizing calculator recommends a plan from your apps and traffic, with the math shown.
Shared CPU servers
The right home for MySQL and most stacks: 3.0+ GHz vCPU, from $10/mo.
See Shared CPU →Dedicated CPU servers
For CPU-hungry stacks and busy databases: cores that are physically yours.
See Dedicated CPU →All plans and pricing
Every plan, both families, one honest price with everything included.
See pricing →Your server runs. You sleep.
Fully managed hosting from people who have been doing this since 2001.