managed-db-services

Configure DigitalOcean Managed Databases for App Platform by adding a databases block to your app spec and referencing connection details in service environment variables. This Skill automates declarations for MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, and OpenSearch engines.

Engine coverage supported for App Platform binding includes MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, and OpenSearch. The Skill provides engine-specific reference integration to ensure correct connection URLs and credential variables for each database type.

Secure managed database connections by configuring trusted sources with per-engine constraints within your app spec. This restricts database access to authorized App Platform resources, preventing unauthorized external access to your instances.

App Platform requires production: true settings for bindable variables when connecting to managed databases. This Skill ensures credential and connection URL variables satisfy these production requirements across all supported database engines.

The best way to connect Valkey is by declaring it in your app spec's databases block and binding the generated connection variables to your service. The Skill provides specific reference guidance for Valkey, alongside Redis-compatible engines.

You can maintain consistent dev and prod environments by reusing the app spec databases block across environments. The Skill standardizes bindable variables and trusted source configurations for rapid provisioning and migrations.