PostgreSQL Cluster on MassiveGRID PaaS
The PostgreSQL Primary-Secondary Cluster package deploys a PostgreSQL primary with one or more hot-standby secondaries kept in sync by asynchronous streaming replication. Reads can be spread across the secondaries, and a standby can be promoted if the primary fails, all configured for you in one click.
Both buttons open the MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard with PostgreSQL Cluster pre-selected. The trial needs no credit card.
PostgreSQL Cluster Package Facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Package | PostgreSQL Primary-Secondary Cluster |
| Type | Application (installs a complete environment) |
| Category | Databases |
| Software vendor / project | PostgreSQL Global Development Group |
| Licence | PostgreSQL License (open source) |
| Runtime / stack | PostgreSQL primary with one or more streaming-replication secondaries |
| Regions | New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore |
| Billing | Pay-per-use from $2.46/month ($0.003372/hour), no licence fee |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card |
| Uptime SLA | 100% |
What is PostgreSQL Cluster?
PostgreSQL is the most advanced open-source relational database and the default choice for new applications in Django, Rails, Node.js, Odoo and countless SaaS products. Its built-in streaming replication ships write-ahead log records from a primary to standbys in near real time, giving you read replicas and a warm failover target without third-party tools.
The package sets up the replication user, connection slots, WAL settings and standby configuration that PostgreSQL needs, so the cluster is correct from the first minute. It is the natural database layer for other marketplace packages such as Odoo, Django CMS and Cyclos, and can be attached to any environment.
What the PostgreSQL Cluster Package Deploys
Marketplace packages are not bare container images. One click provisions a complete, production-shaped environment on MassiveGRID infrastructure.
- PostgreSQL primary: A PostgreSQL container that accepts all writes, with WAL archiving and replication slots configured.
- Hot-standby secondaries: One or more read-only replicas receiving changes by streaming replication within milliseconds.
- Replication configuration: Replication role, authentication and standby settings applied by the installer and verified after deployment.
- Optional encryption: Add the PostgreSQL SSL/TLS add-on to enforce encrypted client connections.
Why Teams Choose PostgreSQL Cluster
Native streaming replication
PostgreSQL's own mechanism, with no plugins or proprietary components to maintain.
Read replicas
Direct reporting and read-heavy queries to secondaries while the primary handles writes.
Failover ready
Promote a standby from the dashboard if the primary is lost; the data is already there.
Elastic resources
Each node scales vertically on demand, so the cluster grows with data and query volume.
How to Install PostgreSQL Cluster on MassiveGRID PaaS
Installing the package takes three steps and a few minutes of waiting. No servers to provision, no configuration files to edit.
Open the installer
Click Install with free trial or Install to my account. The MassiveGRID PaaS dashboard opens with the PostgreSQL Cluster package pre-selected, so nothing has to be copied or pasted.
Sign up or sign in
New to the platform? Sign up for the free 14-day trial, which needs no credit card. Existing customers sign in with their usual dashboard credentials.
Choose region and deploy
Name the environment, pick New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore, and confirm. The platform builds every PostgreSQL Cluster node, wires them together and hands you the live URL and credentials.
Who Runs PostgreSQL Cluster on PaaS
Application databases
Odoo, Django, Rails, Node.js and Java applications that need redundancy without changing code.
Reporting offload
Analytics and dashboards reading from a secondary so production latency stays low.
Compliance and DR
Keeping a live standby for recovery point objectives measured in seconds, not hours.
Why Run PostgreSQL Cluster on MassiveGRID PaaS
Built for uptime. PostgreSQL Cluster runs on MassiveGRID's high-availability platform, where every environment is covered by a 100% uptime SLA. Nodes live on redundant hosts, storage is replicated, and failed containers are restarted or migrated automatically.
Pay for what you use. Billing is hourly and per cloudlet (128 MiB RAM plus 400 MHz CPU). Vertical auto-scaling adds and removes cloudlets as load changes, so a quiet PostgreSQL Cluster environment costs a few dollars a month and a busy one grows without a migration. Full details are on the PaaS page.
Your choice of jurisdiction. Deploy in New York, London, Frankfurt or Singapore and keep data inside the region your users or regulators require. MassiveGRID is ISO 9001 certified and GDPR compliant, and has run hosting infrastructure since 2003.
No lock-in. The package is a standard Jelastic Packaging Standard (JPS) manifest. You keep root-level access to the containers, can export the manifest, and can move the workload to any other Jelastic-compatible platform or to your own servers at any time.
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