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# IBM Cloud Databases Gen 1

The IBM Cloud® Databases portfolio contains database-as-a-service offerings on IBM Cloud®. In addition to the comprehensive information in the IBM Cloud® Databases documentation, links to additional sources of information are provided below.

## Tutorials

- [Deploying and connecting a Cloud Databases instance ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-create-instance-tutorial&format=markdown)
- [Example context-based restrictions scenarios](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cbr-tutorial&format=markdown)
- [Provision a Databases for PostgreSQL instance with Terraform](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-tutorial-provision-postgres-tf&format=markdown)
- [Connect a Cloud Databases deployment to an IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service application](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-tutorial-k8s-app&format=markdown)
- [Truck Tracker: An IoT pattern using OpenShift and other IBM Cloud services](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-truck-tracker-ibmcloud&format=markdown)
- [Setting up disk alerts for disk utilization](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-disk-util-alert-tutorial&format=markdown)
- [Determine whether your deployment region and key management system support Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for backups](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-kms-tutorial&format=markdown)

## How to

- [Set up notifications](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-getting-started-cdb-setup-notifs&format=markdown)
- Observability
   - [Set up logging and monitoring](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-getting-started-cdb-logging-monitoring&format=markdown)
   - [Logging](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-logging&format=markdown)
   - [Monitoring](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-monitoring&format=markdown)
   - [Default alerts reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-default-alerts&format=markdown)
   - [Activity tracking events](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-at_events&format=markdown)
- Enhancing security
   - [Securing your service](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cdb-secure-service&format=markdown)
   - [Managing security and compliance with Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-manage-security-compliance&format=markdown)
   - [Context-based restrictions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cbr&format=markdown)
   - [Allowlisting](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-allowlisting&format=markdown)
   - [Service endpoints integration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-service-endpoints&format=markdown)
   - [Virtual Private Endpoints ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-vpes&format=markdown)
   - [Identity and Access Management integration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-iam&format=markdown)
   - [Key Protect integration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-key-protect&format=markdown)
   - [Hyper Protect Crypto Services integration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-hpcs&format=markdown)
- [Scale an instance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-scale-instance&format=markdown)
- [Managing Cloud Databases backups](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-dashboard-backups&format=markdown)
- [Migrating resources to a different data center](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-migrate-data-center&format=markdown)
- [Deleting your deployment and removing your data](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-deprovisioning&format=markdown)

## Reference

- [Cloud Databases through the CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-icd-cli&format=markdown)
- [Cloud Databases CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cdb-reference&format=markdown)
- [Cloud Databases API](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/cloud-databases-api)
- High availability and disaster recovery
   - [Understanding high availability for Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-ha-dr&format=markdown)
   - [Understanding business continuity and disaster recovery for Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-bc-dr&format=markdown)
- [Versioning policy](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-versioning-policy&format=markdown)
- [Shared responsibilities for Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-responsibilities-cloud-databases&format=markdown)
- [Service dependency map for IBM Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-service-dependencies&format=markdown)
- Related product guides
   - [Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-postgresql?format=markdown)
   - [Cloud Databases for MongoDB](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-mongodb?format=markdown)
   - [Cloud Databases for Redis](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-redis?format=markdown)
   - [Cloud Databases for Elasticsearch](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-elasticsearch?format=markdown)
   - [Cloud Databases for MySQL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/databases-for-mysql?format=markdown)
   - [Messages for RabbitMQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/messages-for-rabbitmq?format=markdown)

## Help

- Troubleshoot
   - [Why did Terraform replace my instance?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-troubleshoot-terraform&format=markdown)
- FAQs
   - [Availability zones FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-availability-zones&format=markdown)
   - [IBM Cloud® platform and service FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-ibm-cloud-status&format=markdown)
   - [Resource configuration FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-resource-config&format=markdown)
   - [Data security FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-data-security&format=markdown)
   - [High-availability FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-high-availability&format=markdown)
   - [Certificates FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-cert&format=markdown)
   - [Backups FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-faq-backups&format=markdown)

## Overview

- [Provision an instance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-getting-started-cdb-provision-instance&format=markdown)
- Hosting models
   - [Overview](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-hosting-models&format=markdown)
   - [Transition timeline and placement](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-hosting-model-transition&format=markdown)
   - [FAQ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-hosting-models-faq&format=markdown)
   - [Pricing](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-hosting-pricing&format=markdown)
- [Gen 2 docs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases-gen2?format=markdown)

## Planning

- [Choose your service](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-cdb-offerings&format=markdown)
- [Getting to production for Cloud Databases](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-databases?topic=cloud-databases-getting-to-production&format=markdown)