Databases
Choose the right data store for your project—Spinup offers shared and dedicated options with backups and campus integration.
Offerings
- Shared MySQL — great for development or small workloads (<1 GB), free with connection limits.
- Dedicated MySQL / PostgreSQL / SQL Server — dedicated performance and controls for applications and research datasets.
- DocumentDB (MongoDB-compatible) — JSON-centric apps needing managed clustering and backups.
Security & reliability
- Backups: daily snapshots retained 14 days; restore when needed.
- Encrypted transport: use SSL/TLS for DB connections per Yale guidance.
- Networking: Yale DNS & firewall policy with requestable public access flows when appropriate.
When to choose what
- Shared MySQL for class projects, prototypes, and small dev DBs.
- Dedicated for production apps, higher performance, or regulated datasets.
- DocumentDB for schema-flexible/web apps storing JSON documents.