Add-on Services

Extend your containers with managed databases, caching, and other services.

Available Add-ons

Redis

High-performance in-memory data store for caching and real-time applications.

Caching Sessions Queues Pub/Sub

From $16/month (Mini) — see pricing

PostgreSQL

Fully managed PostgreSQL database with automatic backups and scaling.

Relational ACID Auto-backup

From $29/month (Mini) — or try for $1 / 12h — see pricing

MySQL

Managed MySQL database for applications requiring traditional SQL.

Relational Wide Support Auto-backup

From $29/month (Mini) — or try for $1 / 12h — see pricing

MongoDB

Document database for flexible schemas and JSON-like data.

NoSQL Flexible Schema JSON

From $29/month (Mini) — or try for $1 / 12h — see pricing

Adding an Add-on

  1. 1 Go to Dashboard → Add-ons
  2. 2 Click "Add Service" on your desired add-on
  3. 3 Select your plan and configuration
  4. 4 Connection details are automatically added as environment variables

Connecting to Add-ons

When you provision an add-on, connection details are automatically injected as environment variables:

# Redis
REDIS_URL=redis://user:pass@host:6379
# PostgreSQL
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@host:5432/db
# MySQL
MYSQL_URL=mysql://user:pass@host:3306/db
# MongoDB
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://user:pass@host:27017/db

Add-on Features

  • Automatic Backups: Daily backups with 7-day retention
  • Secure Connection: TLS encryption for all connections
  • Private Network: Add-ons connect via private network
  • Monitoring: Built-in metrics and alerting
  • Scaling: Upgrade plans without downtime

Using External Services

You can also connect to external managed services:

  • AWS RDS, ElastiCache
  • PlanetScale, Neon
  • Supabase, Firebase
  • MongoDB Atlas
  • Redis Cloud, Upstash

Simply add the connection URL as an environment variable in your container settings.

Scaling Supported Technologies