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## 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.

<Warning>
Storage increases are supported, but decreases are not. Plan your increases carefully — once applied, the new size becomes the new minimum.
</Warning>

<Info>
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.
</Info>

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.

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## Monitoring

You can monitor the performance of your database from the Porter dashboard. Metrics are available in the "Metrics" tab when opening a datastore.
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