RELATIONAL
PostgreSQL
Primary application data
READY TO PROVISIONPlugLayer Data Layer
Launch a production-ready data service on PlugLayer compute. Credentials, persistent storage, service discovery, and app environment variables arrive with it.
Service catalog
Vetted templates with operational defaults, not a directory of containers.
RELATIONAL
Primary application data
READY TO PROVISIONCACHE / KV
Sessions, queues, hot paths
READY TO PROVISIONDOCUMENT
Flexible product data
READY TO PROVISIONANALYTICS
High-volume analytical reads
READY TO PROVISIONVECTOR
Embeddings and retrieval
READY TO PROVISIONOBJECT
S3-compatible file storage
READY TO PROVISIONMySQL, MariaDB, and more are available in the live catalog.
Connection contract
The data service and the application share a project model, so the connection is an intentional product action—not a value copied between browser tabs.
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://app:••••••••@orders-db:5432/app
POSTGRES_HOST=orders-db.project.svc
POSTGRES_PORT=5432
POSTGRES_DB=app
POSTGRES_USER=app
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=••••••••••••••••One data-service lifecycle
Choose an engine. PlugLayer creates the service, storage, network identity, and credentials.
Pick the apps that need it. The correct connection variables land in the correct environments.
Inspect logs, restart, change access, retrieve credentials, or remove it from the same project.
Choose an engine, connect it to an app, and let PlugLayer handle the operational middle.