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# Launch Page

The **Provision Cloud Database** page creates a new MariaDB Cloud service from a single page. As you build the configuration, a sticky footer shows a live estimate of the hourly and monthly cost before you deploy. Open it with **Create New Service** from the Portal Dashboard.

<figure><img src="/files/aoEA0UxPAkjsNzMErMMD" alt="Provision Cloud Database page with MariaDB Serverless selected, showing topology cards, cloud provider and region, instance resources, and a live cost estimate in the footer."><figcaption><p>Provision Cloud Database page (Serverless)</p></figcaption></figure>

## Topology

Choose the service topology:

* **MariaDB Serverless** (Pay-Per-Use) — a fully managed database that scales on demand. Best for variable traffic and cost optimization.
* **MariaDB Provisioned** (Production Ready) — predictable performance with customizable resources. Best for production workloads that need consistent performance.

## High Availability

For provisioned services, select a high-availability mode:

* **Semi-sync** — a MaxScale proxy with automatic failover and read/write splitting. Recommended for most production workloads.
* **Insync** — Galera synchronous replication across all nodes for zero-data-loss failover. Suited to compliance-critical workloads.
* **None** — a single node with no replication. Not recommended for production.

## Add-ons

* **Analytics (HTAP)** — adds the MariaDB Exa engine for real-time analytical queries alongside your transactional workload. Requires Semi-sync HA.

<figure><img src="/files/Ihh0TNQUs2ceYEqULfl7" alt="Provision Cloud Database page with MariaDB Provisioned selected, showing High Availability options (Semi-sync, Insync, None) and the Analytics HTAP add-on."><figcaption><p>Topology, High Availability, and Add-ons (Provisioned)</p></figcaption></figure>

## Cloud provider & region

Select the cloud provider (Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure), then the region and — for provisioned services — an availability zone. Each region has a scheduled maintenance window. Available regions vary by account.

## Instance resources

For **provisioned** services, choose the node size (for example, `Sky-2x8` — 2 vCPU × 8 GB RAM), the number of replicas, and, if needed, horizontal or vertical auto-scaling.

For **serverless** services, set the MCU thresholds. One MCU (MariaDB Compute Unit) equals 0.5 vCPU + 2 GB memory. Setting **Min MCUs** to 0 lets the service scale to zero when idle to reduce cost, with a brief startup delay on the next connection.

Set the storage capacity and, if needed, enable storage auto-scaling.

## Secure connectivity

Choose how the service accepts connections:

* **IP Allowlist** — open to all, or restrict access to specific IP addresses or CIDR ranges (use **Add my IP** to add your current address).
* **Private Link** — connect privately from your own VPC using AWS Private Link, Google Cloud Private Service Connect, or Azure Private Link.

<figure><img src="/files/kgkf2akaes88nNwcNtdK" alt="Secure Connectivity, Basic Attributes, and the expanded Advanced Options panel on the Provision Cloud Database page."><figcaption><p>Secure connectivity and advanced options</p></figcaption></figure>

## Basic attributes

Select the **MariaDB Version** (with a link to its release notes) and enter a **Service Name**.

## Advanced options

Optionally configure storage type, provisioned IOPS and throughput, MaxScale redundancy, NoSQL (MongoDB®-compatible) support, an SSL/TLS toggle, and the maintenance window.

{% hint style="info" %}
Some options — Insync high availability, the Analytics (HTAP) add-on, auto-scaling, Private Link, MaxScale redundancy, and a custom maintenance window — require the **Power** or **Power Plus** service tier.
{% endhint %}

## Create the service

Click **Create Service**. The new service appears on the Portal Dashboard, and a [notification](/docs/mariadb-cloud/cloud-usage/notifications.md) is sent when launch begins and when it completes.

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