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Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL is a fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your PostgreSQL relational databases on Google Cloud Platform.
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Documentation resources
Guides
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Create instances
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Connection overview
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Enable and disable high availability on an instance
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Create and manage PostgreSQL databases
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Create and manage PostgreSQL users
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Export and import using pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and pg_restore
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Export and import using CSV files
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Create backups
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Create read replicas
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