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title: "TIR DBaaS"
description: "Run a managed PostgreSQL database in TIR with pgvector, reach it from the IP ranges you allow or from a VPC, and keep snapshots you can restore."
content_type: "overview"
product: "tir-dbaas"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-dbaas/"
---

# TIR DBaaS

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TIR DBaaS gives you a managed PostgreSQL database. You pick a PostgreSQL version, a compute plan,
and a disk size, and set the first login; TIR sets up and manages the database. The
pgvector extension is chosen for you when you create a database, so the same database can hold
embeddings for vector search alongside ordinary relational data. DBaaS is available in Chennai.

## Where to find it

In TIR, open a project in Chennai. In the side menu, under **Databases**, select **DBaaS**. Your
databases are listed in **Manage Databases**, and **Create Database** starts a new one. **Parameter
Groups**, the other entry under
**Databases**, holds the engine settings you can attach to databases.

## What you can do

### Create and connect

- [Create a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/create-a-database/) with a PostgreSQL version, a plan,
  a disk, the IP ranges that can connect, and the extensions it needs.
- [Connect to a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/connect-to-a-database/) with a connection string,
  psql, JDBC, or a ready-made snippet for your framework.
- [Reset a user's password](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/reset-a-user-password/) when a password is lost
  or needs changing.
- [Control network access](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/control-network-access/) with the IP allowlist and
  a VPC.

### Protect your data

- [Take a snapshot](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/take-a-snapshot/) of a database while it stays online.
- [Schedule snapshots](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/schedule-snapshots/) every 6 hours, daily, weekly, or
  on your own cron schedule.
- [Restore a database from a snapshot](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/restore-from-a-snapshot/) into a new
  database.

### Change and tune

- [Edit a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/edit-a-database/) to add storage or change its network
  and advanced settings.
- [Use parameter groups](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/use-parameter-groups/) to set PostgreSQL parameters
  once and attach them to databases.
- [Add extensions](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/add-extensions/) such as pgvector, pg_trgm, and pgcrypto.

### Operate

- [Monitor a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/monitor-a-database/) with charts of CPU, memory,
  storage, disk, and network, and its activity timeline.
- [Stop, start, and restart a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/stop-start-and-restart-a-database/).
- [Delete a database](/tir/tir-dbaas/how-to/delete-a-database/) once you are done with it.

## Learn how it works

Read [How TIR DBaaS works](/tir/tir-dbaas/concepts/how-tir-dbaas-works/) for what a database is
made of, how it is reached, and what each status means. [Billing for TIR DBaaS](/tir/tir-dbaas/concepts/billing-options/) explains how a database is charged.

## Where to start

Start with [Get started with TIR DBaaS](/tir/tir-dbaas/get-started/), which creates a PostgreSQL
database and connects to it with `psql`. The [TIR DBaaS FAQ](/tir/tir-dbaas/faq/) has short answers,
and [Troubleshooting TIR DBaaS](/tir/tir-dbaas/troubleshooting/tir-dbaas/) helps with each message. To create and manage databases from code, see
the [API reference](/api/tir/databases/).