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Add a Database

add a PostgreSQL database
Monk provisions and connects a database to your app. → Databases

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Choose Deployment Option

use MongoDB Atlas instead of self-hosted MongoDB
Switch between self-hosted, cloud-managed, or third-party managed.

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Add Caching

add a Redis cache for sessions
Add Redis for caching or sessions.

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Add Message Queue

add a RabbitMQ message queue
Add queue infrastructure for async processing. → Essential Services

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Configure Database Settings

change the database connection pool size to 20
Adjust database configuration. → Configuration & Wiring

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Resize Database

increase database RAM to 16GB
Scale database resources.

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Add Object Storage

add S3 for file uploads
Add object storage for files and assets.

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What Monk Asks

Deployment choice:
  • Self-hosted in container?
  • Cloud-managed (RDS, Cloud SQL)?
  • Third-party (MongoDB Atlas, Redis Cloud)?
Credentials:
  • For managed services: Provider credentials
  • For third-party: Service API keys

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Database Options

Relational:
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
NoSQL:
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Cassandra
Others:
  • Elasticsearch
  • TimescaleDB
  • And 20+ more
→ See all supported databases

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Next Steps