---
title: "Get started with DBaaS"
description: "Create a MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL DBaaS instance from the MyAccount dashboard, then connect to it with a client."
content_type: "get-started"
product: "database"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/database/get-started/"
---

# Get started with DBaaS

Create a MySQL DBaaS instance in MyAccount and connect to it from your own machine. You need a
MyAccount account and, on a prepaid account, enough infra credits to run the instance for about
24 hours.

MyAccount creates the DBaaS instance in the region you have selected, Delhi or Chennai.

## Create a DBaaS instance

1. In the sidebar, under **Database**, click **DBaaS**, then click **Create DBaaS**.
2. On **Choose Database Engine**, click **MySQL**.
3. Choose the newest **Database Version**. The DBaaS instance keeps this version for as long as it
   exists. Then choose the smallest plan that fits from **Select Configuration**. A plan change
   always moves up to a larger plan, so start small and upgrade when you need more. Under
   **Instance Pricing**, choose **On-Demand** for hourly billing.
4. In the **Summary** panel, keep the pre-filled **Instance Name** and **Database Name**, or change
   them.
5. Under **Database Details**, the **Username** is `admin`; keep it, or choose your own in lowercase
   letters and numbers, up to 80 characters. Enter a **Password**: 16 to 30 characters, with a
   digit, an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, and a special character. Save the password
   somewhere safe. If you lose it, reset it from the DBaaS instance's details page.
6. Click **Launch DBaaS**.

You return to the DBaaS list. The status reads **Creating**, then **Deploying** while the DBaaS
instance finishes setting up, and **Running** once it is ready. Billing starts when the status reads
**Deploying**.

## Connect to the DBaaS instance

Open the DBaaS instance from the list. On its details page, under **Connection Details**, note its
**Endpoint**, **Username**, and **Port**, and check that **Public IP** reads **Attached**. If it
reads **Detached**, click **Attach**, then **Attach** again to confirm. Then connect with the
`mysql` command-line client:

```bash
mysql -h <endpoint> -P 3306 -u <username> -p
```

Replace `<endpoint>` and `<username>` with your DBaaS instance's own values, and enter the password
when asked. The `mysql` client uses SSL by default, which the DBaaS instance requires. When the
connection works, you see the MySQL prompt. To check the server's certificate as well, use the SSL
command in
[Connect to a DBaaS instance](/myaccount/database/how-to/connect-to-a-database/#connect-with-ssl-on).

## What to do next

- [Connect to a DBaaS instance](/myaccount/database/how-to/connect-to-a-database/): the MariaDB and
  PostgreSQL connection commands, and every connection option. MariaDB and PostgreSQL are created
  the same way as MySQL.
- [Create a DBaaS instance](/myaccount/database/how-to/create-a-database/): the full create flow,
  including a VPC, a parameter group, and encryption.
- [DBaaS engines and versions](/myaccount/database/concepts/database-engines-and-versions/): which
  MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL versions you can pick, and what happens when one reaches end of
  life.
- [Troubleshooting DBaaS](/myaccount/database/troubleshooting/database/): what to do when the status
  stays on **Creating** or **Deploying** or a connection times out.