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    • Create & Connect

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    • Recovery & Backups

      Restore your database to a previous state in the event of data loss.

    • Read Replicas

      Offload expensive read operations to separate instances.

    • High Availability

      Automatically swap to a standby database when your primary encounters an issue.

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      Connect apps to manage your schemas, view query plans, and monitor connections.

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      Store AI embeddings with pgvector, geospatial data with PostGIS, and much more.

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      Set your database's storage and compute independently.

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      View specs for legacy Starter, Standard, Pro, and Pro Plus instances.

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    • Connection pooling

      Control the volume of connections to your database.

    • Upgrading your version

      Move to a more recent version of PostgreSQL.

    • Troubleshooting performance

      Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks.

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