Visual Launch Walkthrough

Overview

This visual walkthrough shows SkySQL Portal screenshots for the service launch described in the Quickstart experience.

We demonstrate a configuration that is suitable for a quick test. A more customized configuration should be selected for performance testing or for alignment to the needs of production workloads.

Done with this visual walkthrough? Return to Step 2 of the Quickstart

Initial View

Log in to the SkySQL Portal and click "+ Launch a Service".

caption: Log in to the SkySQL Portal with your MariaDB ID and launch a service. https://cloud.mariadb.com

Log in to the SkySQL Portal with your MariaDB ID and launch a service.
https://cloud.mariadb.com

Choose a Service Type

A Distributed Transactions topology delivers a MariaDB Xpand distributed SQL database service.

caption: Choose "Transactions" and "Distributed" to try out MariaDB Xpand on SkySQL. https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Choose "Transactions" and "Distributed" to try out MariaDB Xpand on SkySQL.
https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Choose a Cloud Provider and Region

Choose a cloud provider, either GCP or AWS and a region where your database will be homed. Available regions are dependent on the cloud provider chosen.

caption: SkySQL is delivered on either GCP or AWS in regions worldwide. https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

SkySQL is delivered on either GCP or AWS in regions worldwide.
https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Choose an Instance Size and Number of Nodes

For this quick start, we'll choose the smallest instance and the minimum numbers of nodes.

caption: SkySQL services can be sized to meet your requirements. Available sizes are cloud provider, region, and customer tier dependent. https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

SkySQL services can be sized to meet your requirements. Available sizes are cloud provider, region, and customer tier dependent.
https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Choose a Storage Size, Software Version, and IOPS

Using the preset options, 100 GB for storage and the latest version of MariaDB Xpand on SkySQL should be fine.

If you are using AWS as your cloud provider, you will also need to make a choice on IOPS. The preset option is fine for that choice too.

caption: Specify storage size, software version, and IOPS (AWS only) to meet your requirements. https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Specify storage size, software version, and IOPS (AWS only) to meet your requirements.
https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Name Service and Launch

The estimated hourly service costs are displayed for the service you've chosen.

Enter a name for your service and click "Launch service".

caption: Name and launch your service. Estimated costs reflect the the options chosen. https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Name and launch your service. Estimated costs reflect the the options chosen.
https://cloud.mariadb.com/skysql?id=launch_service

Done with this visual walkthrough? Return to Step 2 of the Quickstart