Introduction

Databasify turns Linux servers you own into managed MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey and Redis databases, from a single node to a highly available cluster, with one web UI to run them.

It is open source under the Apache 2.0 license. The code is on GitHub.

InstallCopy Anchor Link

On a Linux server with at least 1 GB of memory:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/databasifylabs/databasify/0.x/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash

FeaturesCopy Anchor Link

How it worksCopy Anchor Link

• You install Databasify on one Linux server. It runs as a set of Docker containers.
• You add the servers that will run your databases, either existing servers over SSH or new servers that Databasify orders from a server provider.
• Databasify connects to those servers over SSH, installs Docker, and runs each database node in its own container.
• Each engine uses its own high-availability tooling: Patroni and etcd for PostgreSQL, InnoDB Cluster for MySQL, Galera for MariaDB, a replica set for MongoDB and Sentinel for Valkey and Redis. Failover keeps working while the Databasify app is down.
• Every minute Databasify reads the status and metrics of each node over SSH. There is no agent to install.

What you getCopy Anchor Link

• A primary with optional standbys, automatic failover and read-only nodes. See Nodes.
• TLS on every client connection, with a private CA per database. See Connecting.
• Hostnames on your own domain that follow the primary. See Custom domains.
• Users, databases, PostgreSQL connection pools, trusted sources, metrics, logs and email alerts.
• Point-in-time recovery to an S3-compatible bucket. See Backups.
• Migrations from an existing database. See Migrating.
• Automatic patch updates in a weekly maintenance window.

Next stepsCopy Anchor Link

1. Check the requirements.
2. Install Databasify.
3. Create your first database.