[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Media: Articles, Videos, and Podcasts\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nMySQL \\| [PostgreSQL](/sql/docs/postgres/media \"View this page for the PostgreSQL database engine\") \\| [SQL Server](/sql/docs/sqlserver/media \"View this page for the SQL Server database engine\")\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nThis page provides links to articles, videos, and podcasts related to\nCloud SQL.\n\nTechnical guidance\n------------------\n\n### Blog posts and articles\n\n- [Cloud SQL setup](https://medium.com/@dmahugh_70618/cloud-sql-setup-4fc72d3f33db)\n- [Connecting to Cloud SQL - thinking about it](https://medium.com/google-cloud/connecting-google-cloud-sql-94025ba27071)\n- [Connecting Cloud SQL - Public IP + SQL proxy](https://medium.com/google-cloud/cloud-sql-public-ip-proxy-5513f59e5a9e)\n- [Connecting Cloud SQL - Public IP + IP allowlist](https://medium.com/google-cloud/connecting-google-cloud-sql-94025ba27071)\n- [Connecting Cloud SQL - Compute Engine + private IP and proxy](https://medium.com/google-cloud/connecting-google-cloud-sql-94025ba27071)\n- [Cloud Functions Python overview and data processing example](https://link.medium.com/u28hIVSr14)\n- [Running the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy as a Windows Service](https://medium.com/google-cloud/running-the-cloud-sql-proxy-as-a-windows-service-2b7ef22afec8)\n- [ProxySQL behind A load balancer In Google Cloud](https://blog.pythian.com/proxysql-behind-load-balancer-google-cloud/)\n- [Horizontally scaling MySQL database backend with Cloud SQL and ProxySQL](https://cloud.google.com/community/tutorials/horizontally-scale-mysql-database-backend-with-google-cloud-sql-and-proxysql)\n\n### Codelabs and tutorials\n\n- [Connecting to Cloud SQL](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/connecting-to-cloud-sql/index.html?index=..%2F..index#0)\n- [Connecting to Cloud SQL using Cloud Functions](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/connecting-to-cloud-sql-with-cloud-functions)\n- [Cloud SQL Qwiklabs](https://www.qwiklabs.com/quests/52)\n- [Spring Pet Clinic using Cloud SQL](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/cloud-spring-petclinic-cloudsql/index.html#0)\n\n### Online classes\n\n- [Getting started with Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL](https://www.coursera.org/lecture/gcp-fundamentals/demonstration-getting-started-with-cloud-storage-and-cloud-sql-yboF1)\n- [Cloud SQL and Cloud Spanner](https://www.coursera.org/lecture/gcp-fundamentals/google-cloud-sql-and-google-cloud-spanner-fVTwB)\n- [Configuring and connecting to Cloud SQL](https://www.coursera.org/lecture/google-cloud-java-spring/configuring-and-connecting-to-cloud-sql-tfUft)\n\nPodcasts\n--------\n\n- [Cloud SQL with Amy Krishnamohan](https://medium.com/google-cloud/connecting-google-cloud-sql-94025ba27071)\n- [Cloud SQL: Google Cloud podcasts](https://www.gcppodcast.com/categories/cloud-sql/)\n\nVideos\n------\n\n### Cloud SQL basics\n\n- [Get to know Google Cloud SQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV-gak1CUU4)\n- [What's new with Cloud SQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYW_fJla1yk)\n- [Getting started with Cloud SQL for MySQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQlQ-BTMR1U)\n- [Connecting to Cloud SQL with the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25XIGXbw_GY)\n\n### Cloud SQL advanced topics\n\n- [Introduction to Cloud SQL and Kubernetes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHyNlAckQCc)\n- [Building stateful applications with Kubernetes and Cloud SQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIeuiGg-_iw)\n- [Build a REST API the simple way: Cloud Run and Cloud SQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscLHHwFKAA)\n- [Best practices for migrating to Cloud SQL for MySQL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JMe-EHIU8)\n- [Tools for migrating your databases to Google Cloud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4dT6leCz1E)\n- [Migrate enterprise workloads to Google Cloud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmHfygf1AKQ)\n- [Scheduling Cloud SQL exports using Cloud Functions and Cloud Scheduler](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/scheduling-cloud-sql-exports-using-cloud-functions-and-cloud-scheduler)"]]
