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# Free database plan

> The free managed database on Raff, what it includes, when it pauses, and how to upgrade it.

<sub>Updated October 11, 2026</sub>

Every Raff account can run one free database, PostgreSQL, MySQL or Valkey, with no card and no time limit. It is a real managed database on the same platform as paid ones, sized for trying Raff, side projects and development.

## How it works

### What it includes

| | Free plan |
| - | - |
| Engines | PostgreSQL, MySQL or Valkey (one database in total, any engine) |
| Compute | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey 512 MB) |
| Storage | 2 GB NVMe, fixed |
| Connections | PostgreSQL 20 direct, 200 pooled; MySQL 30; Valkey 100 |
| Backups | Every night, restore in place |
| Access | Public address with TLS, VPC, the dashboard tabs |
| Region | US East |

Not included: high availability, read replicas, extra storage, point-in-time restore, restoring into a new database.

### Pausing after 7 idle days

A free database that has had no connections for 7 days is paused. The data is kept; nothing is deleted.

* Raff emails you 2 days before it pauses, and when it pauses.
* **Resume** it from the database's page or the list. It is back in about a minute, with the same address and password.
* A paused database stays paused until you resume it. Raff emails reminders and keeps it at least 90 days.

### Upgrading

Click **Upgrade plan** in **Settings** and pick any paid plan of the same engine. The data, address and password stay; the database becomes a normal paid database and can then grow, add high availability and use every feature.

## When to use it

* Trying Raff, learning, prototypes, side projects.
* Development and preview environments that sleep when nobody uses them.

## Trade-offs

* One per account. To create another, upgrade or delete the free one.
* Storage is fixed at 2 GB; at 95% PostgreSQL and MySQL become read-only.
* Not meant for production: no failover and no restore into a copy.

## Related

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  <Card title="Create a database" icon="rocket" href="/products/store/databases/quickstart-guides/create-a-database">
    The free plan is preselected when you have none.
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  <Card title="Pricing" icon="circle-dollar" href="/products/store/databases/details/pricing">
    Paid plans from \$7.99 a month.
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