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Managed Databases

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Create a free managed database in seconds. Pick Postgres, Redis-compatible Valkey, or MySQL on the Playground tier, get a connection string, and ship — backups and upgrades stay out of your way.

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live in Lagos, Nigeria
starts at
free
engines
pg · redis · mysql
paid from
$1.55/mo
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what you get

The good parts of managed databases,
without the gotchas.

Sensible defaults so you can ship today, with the knobs you need when you grow up.

  • Free Playground tiercreate a managed database and get a connection string
  • Daily automated backups + on-demand point-in-time snapshots
  • Connection pooling and read replicas with one toggle
  • Private VPC by defaultyour DB never touches the public internet
  • Sane defaults from PG configswe actually run in production
  • Connection strings in env-var formatready to paste
$ rumpty db create --engine postgres --name app-db → DATABASE_URL=postgres://app:***@app-db.rumpty.dev:5432/main
$ rumpty db snapshot app-db → snapshot "app-db-2026-05-12" created · 240MB
the cli

One command
from idea to deployed.

Install the Rumpty CLI with one command. It's pipe-friendly, scriptable, and uses the same verbs on Linux and macOS.

curl -fsSL https://get.rumptycloud.com | sh
View on GitHub ↗Read the docs →
pricing

Pay for the size,
not the brochure.

Free Playground plus paid monthly database plans from the live catalog, with compute, storage, and egress included.

Current catalog snapshot
sizecpuramdisk / included egressmonthly · USD
Playground1 vCPU256 MiB2 GiB NVMe · 10 GiB egress · 25 Mbit/sFree
Seed1 vCPU512 MiB5 GiB NVMe · 50 GiB egress · 50 Mbit/s$1.55
Sprout1 vCPU1 GiB15 GiB NVMe · 100 GiB egress · 100 Mbit/s$3.08
Bloom2 vCPU2 GiB30 GiB NVMe · 250 GiB egress · 250 Mbit/s$6.15
questions

People in Nigeria usually ask

Is there free PostgreSQL hosting in Nigeria?

Yes. RumptyCloud Playground is free for managed PostgreSQL, Redis, or MySQL on infrastructure in Lagos. You get a connection string in seconds.

Are the databases public on the internet?

No by default. Managed databases use private networking unless you open access on purpose.

Can I see database prices in naira?

Yes. Nigerian visitors can view the catalog in naira. Paid plans start after the free Playground tier.

Which engines can I create?

PostgreSQL, Redis-compatible Valkey, and MySQL. Daily backups and on-demand snapshots are included.

Is there free MySQL or MariaDB in Nigeria?

Playground is free for managed MySQL 8.4 in Lagos. Most MariaDB apps speak the same protocol. We do not provision a MariaDB server.

Is there free Redis or Valkey in Nigeria?

Yes. The Redis option is Valkey 8 on the free Playground plan in Lagos. redis:// URLs and existing clients work unchanged.

Start with managed databases.

Create an account and deploy when you’re ready.

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