Cloud SQL Basics

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name: cloud-sql-basics
description: >-
  This file generates or explains Cloud SQL resources. Use this file when the
  user asks to create a Cloud SQL instance or database for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or
  SQL Server.

  Cloud SQL manages third-party MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server instances as
  resources in Cloud SQL. For example, when Cloud SQL creates an open-source
  MySQL instance, the resulting resource is a Cloud SQL for MySQL instance that
  Google Cloud manages.

  Cloud SQL handles backups, high availability, and secure connectivity for
  relational database workloads.
---

# Cloud SQL Basics

Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL,
and SQL Server. It automates time-consuming tasks like patches, updates,
backups, and replicas, while providing high performance and availability for
your applications.

## Prerequisites
… install to load the full skill