How to Provision Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL

1 min readUpdated 26 May 2026

A guide explaining how to set up and configure Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL

Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL is a highly available, scalable, and secure relational database system that offers speed and reliability. You can integrate a Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL cluster in modern applications and programming languages such as Python, PHP, and Node.js, while choosing from CPU-optimized, memory-optimized and general-purpose server types. In addition, you can create database users, configure trusted sources, and download SSL certificates to access the cluster and integrate it in existing applications.

Follow this guide to provision Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

Navigate to Products and click Databases.
Click Add Managed Database.
Select MySQL as the database engine and note the MySQL version.
Select the Server Type drop-down and select your desired backend server type.
Click Plan and select the server specifications.
Click the Number of Failover Replica Nodes drop-down and select the number of failover replica nodes to add to your cluster.
Select your desired server location.
Optional: Click the VPC drop-down and select a VPC network to attach to the cluster.
Enter a descriptive label in the Label field.
Review the selected plan and cost estimates.
Click Deploy Now to provision the Vultr Managed Databases for MySQL cluster.

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