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Creating a MySQL Database in Cloud SQL

Learning how to provide a database solution for your company's needs is an important skill to have. Knowing how to configure your database instance for that solution is even more important. In this hands-on lab, we will learn how to configure our MySQL instance to accommodate our team's needs.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Nov 26, 2019

Challenge

Configure the Cloud SQL Instance
1. From the main console navigation head over to SQL.
2. Click Create instance.
3. Choose MySQL.
4. Name the instance "dev-instance":
  - Root password: 12345
  - Database version: MySQL 5.7
5. Click Show configuration options.
  - Make sure Public IP is enabled.
6. Click on Machine type and storage.
  - Click on Change, choose db-g1-small machine type, and click Select.
  - Make sure SSD Storage type is selected.
7. Click on Auto backups and high availability.
  - Automate backups: 11:00 PM – 3:00 AM
  - Enable binary logging: Check
  - Availability: High availability (regional)
8. Click on Maintenance.
  - Preferred window: Saturday
9. Click on Labels.
  - Key: Instance
  - Value: dev
10. Click Create.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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