Databases

Spin up a managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Redis database in seconds. Every database runs in its own hardened container with dedicated resources, and is private by default — reachable over your FadeHost private network by your game servers, bots, and your own devices — with an optional public endpoint.

Find it under Databases in your control panel.

Creating a database

1. Go to Databases → New database.
2. Choose:
   • Name — a label.
   • Engine — MySQL 8, PostgreSQL 17, or Redis 7.
   • Region — pick the location closest to whatever will use it.
   • Public access — leave off for private-only (recommended), or turn it on to also get a public host:port.
3. Click Create. Your database is ready in moments.

Connecting

Open a database and click Connect for its credentials. You always get a private connection, plus a public one if you enabled public access.

Private (recommended)

The private endpoint is a hostname on your FadeHost private network (for example db-abc123). Anything else of yours on that network — a game server, a hosted bot, or your laptop with the FadeHost network app — connects to it directly, with no public exposure at all. This is the safest way to connect and has the lowest latency when the consumer is in the same region.

Your game servers and Discord bots join your private network automatically. Once you have a database, they connect to the network the next time they start — so if a server or bot was already running when you created your first database, restart it once and the private hostname will resolve from inside it.

Public

If you enabled public access, you also get a host:port reachable from anywhere. Use it for tools like DBeaver, TablePlus, or mysql/psql from your machine. Because it's internet-facing, use a strong password (we generate one) and treat the credentials carefully.

Connecting from your desktop

To browse and edit your database from your computer, we recommend TablePlus — a clean, native GUI for macOS, Windows, and Linux that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

1. Turn on Public access for the database — either when you create it, or later from Manage → Public access (the database restarts briefly). This gives you a public host:port.
2. Open TablePlus → Create a new connection → pick your engine (MySQL / PostgreSQL / Redis).
3. Fill in the details from the Connect dialog:
   • Host — the public host
   • Port — the public port
   • User — root (MySQL) or postgres (PostgreSQL)
   • Password — from the Connect dialog (click Reveal)
   • Database — the database name shown
4. Click Connect.

Other clients work too — DBeaver, HeidiSQL, or the mysql / psql / redis-cli command-line tools using the same details.

Private-only databases (public access off) aren't reachable from a normal desktop — they only accept connections from your own FadeHost private network. That's the most secure setup for a database used solely by your game servers and bots. Enable public access if you need to connect from your own machine.

Connection strings

Each engine gives you both the individual fields and a ready-to-use URL:

# MySQL
mysql://root:PASSWORD@db-abc123:3306/fhabc123

# PostgreSQL
postgresql://postgres:PASSWORD@db-abc123:5432/fhabc123

# Redis
redis://:PASSWORD@db-abc123:6379

Drop the URL straight into your app's DATABASE_URL (or REDIS_URL) environment variable.

Managing

Click Manage on a database to open its page: connection details, Start/Stop, the Public access toggle, Backups, and deletion. Deleting a database permanently destroys its data — take a backup or export first.

Backups & rollback

From Manage → Backups you can protect your data and roll back mistakes:

• Back up now takes a consistent snapshot of your data (a proper mysqldump / pg_dump / Redis snapshot — safe while the database is in use) and stores it encrypted, off-node in redundant object storage.
• Restore rolls the database back to a chosen backup. Everything written after that backup is replaced, so the panel asks you to confirm. MySQL and PostgreSQL restore in place; Redis restarts briefly during a rollback.
• Delete removes a backup you no longer need.

Backups belong to your account's encrypted backup vault — the same one that protects your game-server backups.

Plans

	Free	Starter	Standard	Pro
Price / month	$0	$2	$4	$8
RAM	512 MB	1 GB	2 GB	4 GB
vCPU	0.5	0.5	1	2
MySQL · PostgreSQL · Redis	✓	✓	✓	✓
Private network + public endpoint	✓	✓	✓	✓
Per account	1 (verified email)	Multiple	Multiple	Multiple

Your first database is free and included with your account. Add more, or larger tiers, from Databases in the plan builder. Yearly billing gets 2 months free.

A dedicated database from $2/mo — a fraction of the cost of DigitalOcean ($15), PlanetScale ($39), or Aiven ($5+), with an always-on free tier, flat pricing (no usage bills), and a private network to your servers. Every database runs sandboxed with hard memory and CPU limits, on the same infrastructure that powers your game servers.

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