Will we ever access our managed databases through private IP?

February 25, 2019 334 views
PostgreSQL Ubuntu 18.04
Satan
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Satan

So I've started using the managed databases, granted I impulsively did it, not for leaving MySQL intentionally, I would have stayed if that launched first, but because of a reliable cluster.

But anyways. Is there a special case as to why we're only using a domain to access our cluster instead of IP? Such as routing behind the address due to it being a cluster, or simply out of proxying and security?

As I transitioned over I only noticed an additional 2ms-5ms in latency vs using a local database through socket, which is not bad at all, but I wonder if directly connecting through a private IP would be beneficial over the domain, because currently, I don't know if we're routing directly to the management database in the same datacenter or not.

Anyways, thanks for taking the time to look over the question, it's been on my mind for the past week.

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jarland MOD February 25, 2019
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Hey friend!

Great questions. I believe the thought behind hostname is just that it's easier to commit to a hostname than an IP, and it gives us some of the management power there. Likely never relevant, but some things you regret later if you don't implement before you know you need them.

Private IP access to your managed database is absolutely coming. We intend to have that implemented before we start billing for bandwidth on the product. No one wants to pay for bandwidth between their droplet and database, and our intent is to provide that clear path.

Jarland

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liveb4buy April 18, 2019

Did you secure the connection via SSL cert provided by DO?
print("Using psycopg2")
import psycopg2
myConnection = psycopg2.connect( host=hostname, user=username, password=password, dbname=database, sslmode='verify-ca', sslrootcert=sslrootcert,sslcert=sslcert , sslkey=sslkey)

I am unable to get the SSL Key for that purpose? Can anyone pls share how to get SSL Key from the Managed Postgres SQL's SSL setup?

Thanks and Advance.

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abearfield MOD July 19, 2019

Private IP connectivity is now supported for Managed Databases!

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