Update

1 min readUpdated 7 November 2025

Updates configuration settings for an existing Vultr database instance, allowing adjustments to plan, label, region, and other parameters.

The vultr-cli database update command modifies configuration settings for an existing Vultr managed database instance, allowing you to adjust parameters like plan, label, or region.

Usage

CONSOLE

$ vultr-cli database update <Database ID> [flags]

Examples

CONSOLE
# Full example
$ vultr-cli database update --region="sea" --plan="vultr-dbaas-startup-cc-2-80-4"

# Full example with custom MySQL settings
$ vultr-cli database update --mysql-slow-query-log="true" --mysql-long-query-time="2"
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Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-	--backup-hour	backup hour for the managed database
-	--backup-minute	backup minute for the managed database
-	--cluster-time-zone	configured time zone for the managed database
-	--enable-kafka-connect	enable Kafka Connect for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--enable-kafka-rest	enable Kafka REST for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--enable-schema-registry	enable Schema Registry for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--eviction-policy	eviction policy for the caching managed database
-l	--label	label for the managed database
-	--maintenance-dow	maintenance day of week for the managed database
-	--maintenance-time	maintenance time for the managed database
-	--mysql-long-query-time	long query time for the mysql managed database when slow query logging is enabled
-	--mysql-require-primary-key	enable requiring primary keys for the mysql managed database
-	--mysql-slow-query-log	enable slow query logging for the mysql managed database
-	--mysql-sql-modes	comma-separated list of sql modes for the managed database
-p	--plan	plan id for the managed database
-r	--region	region id for the managed database
-t	--tag	tag for the managed database
-	--trusted-ips	comma-separated list of trusted ip addresses for the managed database
-	--vpc-id	vpc id for the managed database

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Examples

CONSOLE

# Full example
$ vultr-cli database update --region="sea" --plan="vultr-dbaas-startup-cc-2-80-4"

# Full example with custom MySQL settings
$ vultr-cli database update --mysql-slow-query-log="true" --mysql-long-query-time="2"

Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-	--backup-hour	backup hour for the managed database
-	--backup-minute	backup minute for the managed database
-	--cluster-time-zone	configured time zone for the managed database
-	--enable-kafka-connect	enable Kafka Connect for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--enable-kafka-rest	enable Kafka REST for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--enable-schema-registry	enable Schema Registry for the new apache kafka managed database
-	--eviction-policy	eviction policy for the caching managed database
-l	--label	label for the managed database
-	--maintenance-dow	maintenance day of week for the managed database
-	--maintenance-time	maintenance time for the managed database
-	--mysql-long-query-time	long query time for the mysql managed database when slow query logging is enabled
-	--mysql-require-primary-key	enable requiring primary keys for the mysql managed database
-	--mysql-slow-query-log	enable slow query logging for the mysql managed database
-	--mysql-sql-modes	comma-separated list of sql modes for the managed database
-p	--plan	plan id for the managed database
-r	--region	region id for the managed database
-t	--tag	tag for the managed database
-	--trusted-ips	comma-separated list of trusted ip addresses for the managed database
-	--vpc-id	vpc id for the managed database