Create a Cluster
To create a cluster, follow these steps:
- Go to the VeloDB Cloud console.
- In the left navigation pane, under Compute, click Clusters.
- Click + New Cluster.
- Configure the cluster settings and confirm.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Cluster Name | Required. Must start with a letter; up to 32 characters; letters (case-insensitive), digits, and underscores. |
| Compute | Default range is 4 - 1024 vCPU per cluster. To raise this quota, contact support. vCPU-to-memory ratio is fixed at 1:8. |
| Cache | Cache-space limits scale with compute size. |
| Storage | Pay-as-you-go; no storage pre-allocation. All clusters in the warehouse share the stored data. |
| Billing Method | Select On-Demand (Hourly). |
| Auto Pause/Resume | When enabled, the cluster pauses automatically after a period of inactivity and resumes on the next query. |
Caution:
Creating a cluster incurs charges. Before confirming, make sure the organization has enough cash balance or has opened a cloud-marketplace deduction channel. Otherwise you will see an insufficient balance error.
Note:
- The new cluster appears as a card on the Clusters page.
To create a cluster programmatically instead of through the console, see Terraform.
Next steps
- View and manage cluster details
- Pause and resume a cluster to save cost when it is idle
- Scale a cluster as your workload grows
- Billing to understand how compute is charged