Configure AlloyDB for PostgreSQL in Application Design Center

AlloyDB is a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible database service built for your most demanding enterprise workloads, including high transaction rates, large data sizes, and real-time analytics. For more information, see AlloyDB overview.

This document describes the parameters you can configure when using App Design Center to create an AlloyDB cluster and instances. The configuration parameters are based on the terraform-google-alloy-db module.

Before you begin

Create a private services access configuration in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network that resides in the same Google Cloud project where you'll create your AlloyDB instances.

For more information, see the following:

Component connections

You can connect the following components to an AlloyDB instance:

Component	Description	Background Information
Compute Engine instance templates	The Compute Engine instances can connect to the AlloyDB instance. The AlloyDB resource metadata information is added to the instance template. The `roles/alloydb.admin` role is added to the Compute Engine instance template service account.	Connection overview
Cloud Run	The Cloud Run service can connect to the AlloyDB instance. The AlloyDB resource metadata is added to the Cloud Run environment variables. The AlloyDB `roles/alloydb.admin` role is added to the Cloud Run service account.	Connect from Cloud Run

Required configuration parameters

The following table describes the required parameters for configuring an AlloyDB cluster and a primary instance:

Parameter name	Description and constraint information	Background information
Project ID	The project where you want to deploy the AlloyDB instance.	Configure components
Cluster ID	The ID of the AlloyDB cluster.	Create cluster and its primary instance
Region	The location where the AlloyDB cluster is deployed.	AlloyDB locations

Optional configuration parameters

The following table describes the optional parameters for configuring an AlloyDB cluster and a primary instance:

Feature	Subfeature	Parameter name	Description and constraint information	Background information
Primary instance		Instance ID	name	Create a primary instance
		Display name	displayName	Create a primary instance
	Database flags	Key	databaseFlags	Configure an instance's database flags
	Database flags	Value	databaseFlags	Configure an instance's database flags
	Labels	Key	labels	Best practices for labels
	Labels	Value	labels	Best practices for labels
	Annotations	Key	annotations	annotations
	Annotations	Value	annotations	annotations
		GCE Zone	gceZone	Regions and zones
		Availability Type	availabilityType	Test a primary instance for high availability
		Machine CPU Count	cpuCount	Sizing and deployment recommendations
		Machine Type	machineType	Create a primary instance
		SSL Mode	sslMode	Configure SSL enforcement mode
		Require Connectors	requireConnectors	Control connector enforcement
	Query Insights Config	Query String Length	queryStringLength	About Query Insights
		Record Application Tags	recordApplicationTags	Improve query performance using query insights
		Record Client Address	recordClientAddress	Improve query performance using query insights
		Query Plans Per Minute	queryPlansPerMinute	Improve query performance using query insights
		Enable Public IP	enablePublicIP	Connect using public IP
		Enable Outbound Public IP	enableOutboundPublicIP	Connect using public IP
		CIDR Range	cidrRange	Public IP
		Network Self Link	network	Enable private services access
		Cluster Type	clusterType	Cross-region replication overview
Cluster Labels		Key	labels	Best practices for labels
Cluster Labels		Value	labels	Best practices for labels
		Cluster Display Name	displayName	Create a cluster
Cluster Initial User		User	initialUser	Create a new cluster
Cluster Initial User		Password	initialUser	Create a new cluster
		Skip Await Major Version Upgrade	skip_await_major_version_upgrade	Database in-place major version upgrade overview
		Subscription Type	subscriptionType	Free trial cluster overview
		Cluster Encryption Key Name	encryptionConfig	About CMEK
Automated Backup Policy		Region	location	On-demand backup locations
		Backup Window	backupWindow	Continuous backup and recovery
		Enabled	enabled	Data backup and recovery overview
	Weekly Schedule	Days of Week	daysOfWeek	Automated backup configuration attributes
	Weekly Schedule	Start Time	startTimes	Automated backup configuration attributes
		Quantity Based Retention Count	count	Automated backup configuration attributes
		Time Based Retention Count	retentionPeriod	Automated backup configuration attributes
	Labels	Key	labels	Best practices for labels
	Labels	Value	labels	Best practices for labels
		Backup Encryption Key Name	encryptionConfig	Backups and restoration
		Continuous Backup Enable	enabled	Continuous backup and recovery
		Continuous Backup Recovery Window Days	recoveryWindowDays	Continuous backup and recovery
Maintenance Update Policy	Maintenance Windows	Day	day	Maintenance overview
Maintenance Update Policy	Start Time	Hours	startTime	Maintenance overview
		Continuous Backup Encryption Key Name	kmsKeyName	Backups and restoration
Read Pool Instance(s)		Instance ID	name	Create a read pool instance
		Display Name	displayName	Create a read pool instance
		Node Count	nodeCount	Create a read pool instance
	Database Flags	Key	databaseFlags	Configure database flags
	Database Flags	Value	databaseFlags	Configure database flags
		Machine CPU Count	cpuCount	Create a read pool instance
		Machine Type	machineType	Create a read pool instance
		SSL Mode	sslMode	Configure SSL enforcement mode
		Require Connectors	requireConnectors	About the AlloyDB Auth Proxy
	Query Insights Config	Query String Length	queryStringLength	About Query Insights
		Record Application Tags	recordApplicationTags	Improve query performance using query insights
		Record Client Address	recordClientAddress	Improve query performance using query insights
		Query Plans Per Minute	queryPlansPerMinute	Improve query performance using query insights
		Enable Public IP	publicIpAddress	Connect using public IP
		CIDR Range	cidrRange	Public IP
		Primary Cluster Name	primaryClusterName	Create a cluster and its primary instance
		Allocated IP Range	allocatedIpRange	Enable private services access
		Database Version	databaseVersion	Database version policies
		PSC Enabled	pscEnabled	Private Service Connect overview
		PSC Allowed Consumer Projects	allowed_consumer_projects	Allowed Private Service Connect projects
PSC Auto Connections		Consumer Network	consumer_network	Allowed Private Service Connect projects
PSC Auto Connections		Consumer Project	consumer_project	Allowed Private Service Connect projects
		Deletion Policy	deletion_policy	deletion_policy
		Network Attachment Resource	networkAttachment	Network attachment
Restore Cluster	Restore Backup Source	Backup Name	restoreBackupSource	Use point-in-time recovery (PITR)
	Restore Continuous Backup Source	Cluster	cluster	Use point-in-time recovery (PITR)
	Restore Continuous Backup Source	Point in Time	pointInTime	Use point-in-time recovery (PITR)