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A connection is a database DBDock talks to. Everything else — backups, schedules, migrations, alerts — builds on a connection.

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Supported databases

DBDock Cloud connects to nine database types:

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

SQL Server

CockroachDB

Redshift

TimescaleDB

MongoDB

Redis

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Add a connection

1

Open Connections → New connection

Give it a recognizable name — this is how it appears across backups, schedules, and alerts.
2

Enter connection details

Provide host, port, database name, and credentials. For databases that require TLS, enable SSL. DBDock encrypts stored credentials at rest.
3

Test the connection

Use Test connection to confirm DBDock can reach the database before saving. This catches firewall, credential, and SSL issues early.
DBDock connects to your database over the network, so it must be reachable from DBDock Cloud. If your database is only accessible from a private network, allowlist DBDock’s egress or use the CLI, which runs inside your own environment.

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Database size tracking

DBDock periodically measures each connected database’s size and shows the trend on your dashboard and in Analytics. This is metadata only — DBDock reads size, never your table contents, outside of an explicit backup or migration you start.

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Plan limits

The number of connections you can add depends on your plan. See Billing for current limits, or the pricing page for the authoritative numbers.

Take a backup

Once a connection exists, back it up.

Security

How credentials are stored and isolated.