diff --git a/addons/datastores.mdx b/addons/datastores.mdx index 31ece02..bd8c92f 100644 --- a/addons/datastores.mdx +++ b/addons/datastores.mdx @@ -129,6 +129,33 @@ Provisions an Amazon Elasticache replication group with: --- +## Managing resources + +After a datastore is created, you can adjust its compute and storage allocation from the **Resources** tab when viewing the datastore in the Porter dashboard. + +### Compute + +Change the instance type to scale CPU and memory up or down. The selector lists every instance class compatible with your datastore engine (RDS, Aurora, or Elasticache). + +### Storage + +For RDS datastores, the **Resources** tab includes a **Storage** section where you can increase the allocated disk size. + +- **Disk size**: Enter the new size in GB. The input enforces a minimum equal to the currently allocated size and a maximum of 20,480 GB. +- **Utilization bar**: Displays current usage, available capacity, and any newly available capacity from a pending increase, so you can see the impact of your change before applying it. + + +Storage increases are supported, but decreases are not. Plan your increases carefully — once applied, the new size becomes the new minimum. + + + +Storage controls are only available for standard RDS datastores. Aurora manages storage automatically, in-cluster datastores have fixed storage, and Elasticache does not use disk storage. + + +Click **Update** to apply pending compute and storage changes together. The datastore performs a modification in place, which may briefly affect availability depending on the engine and configuration. + +--- + ## Monitoring You can monitor the performance of your database from the Porter dashboard. Metrics are available in the "Metrics" tab when opening a datastore.