This page contains information and examples for connecting to a
Cloud SQL instance from a service running in App Engine flexible environment.


Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that helps you set up,
maintain, manage, and administer your relational databases in the cloud.

<br />

App Engine is a fully managed, serverless platform for
developing and hosting web applications at scale. You can choose from several
popular languages, libraries, and frameworks to develop your apps, then let
App Engine take care of provisioning servers and scaling your
app instances based on demand.

<br />

## Set up a Cloud SQL instance

1. Enable the Cloud SQL Admin API in the Google Cloud project that you are connecting from, if you haven't already done so: <br />

   **Roles required to enable APIs**


   To enable APIs, you need the `serviceusage.services.enable` permission. If you
   created the project, then you likely already have this permission through the
   Owner role (`roles/owner`). Otherwise, you can get this permission through the
   Service Usage Admin role (`roles/serviceusage.serviceUsageAdmin`).
   [Learn how to grant roles](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access.md.txt).

   [Enable the API](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/enableflow?apiid=sqladmin&redirect=https://console.cloud.google.com)
2. [Create a Cloud SQL
   for PostgreSQL instance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/create-instance). We recommend that you choose a Cloud SQL [instance location](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/locations.md.txt) in the same region as your App Engine flexible environment service for better latency, to avoid some networking costs, and to reduce cross region failure risks.

   By default, Cloud SQL assigns a public IP address to a new
   instance.

   You also have the option to assign a private IP address. For more
   information about the connectivity options for both, see the
   [Connecting Overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-overview)
   page.
3. When you create the instance, you can choose the [server certificate (CA) hierarchy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/authorize-ssl.md.txt#ca-hierarchies) for the instance and then configure the hierarchy as the `serverCaMode` for the instance. You must select the per-instance CA option (`GOOGLE_MANAGED_INTERNAL_CA`) as the server CA mode for instances that you want to connect to from App Engine flexible environment web applications.

## Configure App Engine flexible environment

The steps to configure App Engine flexible environment depend on the type of IP address that you assigned to your Cloud SQL instance.

### Public IP (default)


To configure App Engine flexible environment to enable connections to a Cloud SQL
instance:

1. Make sure that the instance has a public IP address. You can verify this on the **Overview** page for your instance in the [Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/sql). If you need to add one, see the [Configuring public IP page](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/configure-ip.md.txt) for instructions.
2. Get the <var translate="no">INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME</var> for your instance. You can find this value on the **Overview** page for your instance in the [Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/sql) or by running the following `gcloud sql instances describe` command:

   ```sql
   gcloud sql instances describe INSTANCE_NAME
      
   ```
   Replace <var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var> with the name of your Cloud SQL instance.
3. Ensure that the service account your app is using to authenticate calls to
   Cloud SQL has the `Cloud SQL Client` [IAM role](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/roles-permissions/cloudsql.md.txt).

   For detailed instructions on adding IAM roles to a service account, see
   [Granting Roles to Service Accounts](https://docs.cloud.google.com/iam/docs/granting-roles-to-service-accounts).

By default, your app will authorize your connections using the
[App Engine flexible environment service account](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python3/service-account). The service account is in the
format `PROJECT_ID@appspot.gserviceaccount.com`.

If the authorizing service account belongs to a different project than the
Cloud SQL instance, the Cloud SQL Admin API and IAM permissions will
need to be added for both projects.
- Update your project's `app.yaml` file with the option that works best. You can use a comma-separated list of instances to specify multiple options at once.

  ### Enabling a Unix domain socket

  To enable a Unix domain socket, add one of the following to your project's
  `app.yaml` file, depending on whether you are connecting to one or multiple
  instances:

  ```bash
  beta_settings:
    cloud_sql_instances: INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME
  ```

  ```bash
  beta_settings:
    cloud_sql_instances: INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME,INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME_2,...
  ```

  ### Enabling a TCP Port

  To enable a local TCP port, add one of the following to your project's `app.yaml` file, depending on whether you are connecting to one or multiple instances:

  ```bash
  beta_settings:
    cloud_sql_instances: INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=tcp:PORT
  ```

  ```bash
  beta_settings:
    cloud_sql_instances: INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME_1=tcp:PORT_1,INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME_2=tcp:PORT_2,...
  ```

### Private IP


In order to connect to your Cloud SQL instance over private IP, your
App Engine flexible environment deployment must be in the same VPC network as your Cloud SQL
instance. See the configuration documentation on
[Network Settings](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/reference/app-yaml#network_settings) for instructions on how to specify a VPC network for your
deployment.

Once deployed, your application will be able to connect directly using your
instance's private IP address and port `5432`.

<br />

## Connect to Cloud SQL

After you configure App Engine flexible environment, you can connect to your
Cloud SQL instance.

### Public IP (default)

<br />


For public IP paths, App Engine flexible environment provides encryption and
connects using the [Cloud SQL Auth Proxy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/sql-proxy.md.txt)
in three ways:

- Through [TCP sockets](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-app-engine-flexible.md.txt#connect-tcp-socket)
- Through [Unix sockets](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-app-engine-flexible.md.txt#connect-unix-socket)
- By using a [Cloud SQL connector](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-app-engine-flexible.md.txt#connect-connectors)


### Connect with TCP


Connect directly using the `172.17.0.1:PORT` where
`PORT` is the port you specified in the
`app.yaml` file. The Cloud SQL Auth Proxy is listening on
`172.17.0.1` and will encrypt and forward the connection to the
Cloud SQL instance.

### Python

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/sqlalchemy/README.md).


```python
import os
import ssl

import sqlalchemy


def connect_tcp_socket() -> sqlalchemy.engine.base.Engine:
    """Initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres."""
    # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
    # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
    # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
    # keep secrets safe.
    db_host = os.environ[
        "INSTANCE_HOST"
    ]  # e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex)
    db_user = os.environ["DB_USER"]  # e.g. 'my-db-user'
    db_pass = os.environ["DB_PASS"]  # e.g. 'my-db-password'
    db_name = os.environ["DB_NAME"]  # e.g. 'my-database'
    db_port = os.environ["DB_PORT"]  # e.g. 5432

    pool = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
        # Equivalent URL:
        # postgresql+pg8000://<db_user>:<db_pass>@<db_host>:<db_port>/<db_name>
        sqlalchemy.engine.url.URL.create(
            drivername="postgresql+pg8000",
            username=db_user,
            password=db_pass,
            host=db_host,
            port=db_port,
            database=db_name,
        ),
        # ...
    )
    return pool

```

### Java

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/servlet/README.md).


Note:

- CLOUD_SQL_CONNECTION_NAME should be represented as \<MY-PROJECT\>:\<INSTANCE-REGION\>:\<INSTANCE-NAME\>
- Using the argument ipTypes=PRIVATE will force the SocketFactory to connect with an instance's associated private IP
- See the [JDBC socket factory version requirements for the pom.xml
  file](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory/blob/main/docs/jdbc.md).


```java

import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

public class TcpConnectionPoolFactory extends ConnectionPoolFactory {

  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  private static final String DB_USER = System.getenv("DB_USER");
  private static final String DB_PASS = System.getenv("DB_PASS");
  private static final String DB_NAME = System.getenv("DB_NAME");

  private static final String INSTANCE_HOST = System.getenv("INSTANCE_HOST");
  private static final String DB_PORT = System.getenv("DB_PORT");


  public static DataSource createConnectionPool() {
    // The configuration object specifies behaviors for the connection pool.
    HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();

    // The following URL is equivalent to setting the config options below:
    // jdbc:postgresql://<INSTANCE_HOST>:<DB_PORT>/<DB_NAME>?user=<DB_USER>&password=<DB_PASS>
    // See the link below for more info on building a JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL JDBC Socket Factory
    // https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory#creating-the-jdbc-url

    // Configure which instance and what database user to connect with.
    config.setJdbcUrl(String.format("jdbc:postgresql://%s:%s/%s", INSTANCE_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME));
    config.setUsername(DB_USER); // e.g. "root", "postgres"
    config.setPassword(DB_PASS); // e.g. "my-password"


    // ... Specify additional connection properties here.
    // ...

    // Initialize the connection pool using the configuration object.
    return new HikariDataSource(config);
  }
}
```

### Node.js

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/knex/README.md).


```javascript
const Knex = require('knex');
const fs = require('fs');

// createTcpPool initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL
// instance of Postgres.
const createTcpPool = async config => {
  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  const dbConfig = {
    client: 'pg',
    connection: {
      host: process.env.INSTANCE_HOST, // e.g. '127.0.0.1'
      port: process.env.DB_PORT, // e.g. '5432'
      user: process.env.DB_USER, // e.g. 'my-user'
      password: process.env.DB_PASS, // e.g. 'my-user-password'
      database: process.env.DB_NAME, // e.g. 'my-database'
    },
    // ... Specify additional properties here.
    ...config,
  };
  // Establish a connection to the database.
  return Knex(dbConfig);
};
```

### Go

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/tree/master/cloudsql/postgres/database-sql/README.md).


```go
package cloudsql

import (
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	// Note: If connecting using the App Engine Flex Go runtime, use
	// "github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib" instead, since v5 requires
	// Go modules which are not supported by App Engine Flex.
	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
)

// connectTCPSocket initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL
// instance of Postgres.
func connectTCPSocket() (*sql.DB, error) {
	mustGetenv := func(k string) string {
		v := os.Getenv(k)
		if v == "" {
			log.Fatalf("Fatal Error in connect_tcp.go: %s environment variable not set.", k)
		}
		return v
	}
	// Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
	// secure - consider a more secure solution such as
	// Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
	// keep secrets safe.
	var (
		dbUser    = mustGetenv("DB_USER")       // e.g. 'my-db-user'
		dbPwd     = mustGetenv("DB_PASS")       // e.g. 'my-db-password'
		dbTCPHost = mustGetenv("INSTANCE_HOST") // e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex)
		dbPort    = mustGetenv("DB_PORT")       // e.g. '5432'
		dbName    = mustGetenv("DB_NAME")       // e.g. 'my-database'
	)

	dbURI := fmt.Sprintf("host=%s user=%s password=%s port=%s database=%s",
		dbTCPHost, dbUser, dbPwd, dbPort, dbName)


	// dbPool is the pool of database connections.
	dbPool, err := sql.Open("pgx", dbURI)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sql.Open: %w", err)
	}

	// ...

	return dbPool, nil
}
```

### C#

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/dotnet-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/mysql/README.md).


```c#
using Npgsql;
using System;

namespace CloudSql
{
    public class PostgreSqlTcp
    {
        public static NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder NewPostgreSqlTCPConnectionString()
        {
            // Equivalent connection string:
            // "Uid=<DB_USER>;Pwd=<DB_PASS>;Host=<INSTANCE_HOST>;Database=<DB_NAME>;"
            var connectionString = new NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder()
            {
                // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
                // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
                // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
                // keep secrets safe.
                Host = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("INSTANCE_HOST"),     // e.g. '127.0.0.1'
                // Set Host to 'cloudsql' when deploying to App Engine Flexible environment
                Username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_USER"), // e.g. 'my-db-user'
                Password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_PASS"), // e.g. 'my-db-password'
                Database = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_NAME"), // e.g. 'my-database'

                // The Cloud SQL proxy provides encryption between the proxy and instance.
                SslMode = SslMode.Disable,
            };
            connectionString.Pooling = true;
            // Specify additional properties here.
            return connectionString;
        }
    }
}
```

### Ruby

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/ruby-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/activerecord/README.md).


```ruby
tcp: &tcp
  adapter: postgresql
  # Configure additional properties here.
  # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  # keep secrets safe.
  username: <%= ENV["DB_USER"] %>  # e.g. "my-database-user"
  password: <%= ENV["DB_PASS"] %> # e.g. "my-database-password"
  database: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_NAME") { "vote_development" } %>
  host: <%= ENV.fetch("INSTANCE_HOST") { "127.0.0.1" }%> # '172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex
  port: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_PORT") { 5432 }%>
```

### PHP

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples/tree/main/cloud_sql/postgres/pdo/README.md).


```php
namespace Google\Cloud\Samples\CloudSQL\Postgres;

use PDO;
use PDOException;
use RuntimeException;
use TypeError;

class DatabaseTcp
{
    public static function initTcpDatabaseConnection(): PDO
    {
        try {
            // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
            // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
            // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
            // keep secrets safe.
            $username = getenv('DB_USER'); // e.g. 'your_db_user'
            $password = getenv('DB_PASS'); // e.g. 'your_db_password'
            $dbName = getenv('DB_NAME'); // e.g. 'your_db_name'
            $instanceHost = getenv('INSTANCE_HOST'); // e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' for GAE Flex)

            // Connect using TCP
            $dsn = sprintf('pgsql:dbname=%s;host=%s', $dbName, $instanceHost);

            // Connect to the database
            $conn = new PDO(
                $dsn,
                $username,
                $password,
                # ...
            );
        } catch (TypeError $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Invalid or missing configuration! Make sure you have set ' .
                        '$username, $password, $dbName, and $instanceHost (for TCP mode). ' .
                        'The PHP error was %s',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        } catch (PDOException $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Could not connect to the Cloud SQL Database. Check that ' .
                        'your username and password are correct, that the Cloud SQL ' .
                        'proxy is running, and that the database exists and is ready ' .
                        'for use. For more assistance, refer to %s. The PDO error was %s',
                    'https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-external-app',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        }

        return $conn;
    }
}
```

### Connect with Unix sockets

Once correctly configured, you can connect your service to your Cloud SQL
instance's Unix domain socket accessed on the environment's filesystem
at the following path:
`/cloudsql/INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME`.

The <var translate="no">INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME</var> uses the format
`project:region:instance-id`. You can find it
on the **Overview** page for your instance in the
[Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/sql) or by running the
following command:
`gcloud sql instances describe [INSTANCE_NAME]`

These connections are automatically encrypted without any additional
configuration.

The code samples shown below are extracts from more complete examples on
the
GitHub site. Click `View on GitHub` to see more.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The PostgreSQL standard requires a `.s.PGSQL.5432` suffix in the socket path. Some libraries apply this suffix automatically, but others require you to specify the socket path as follows:
>
> ```
> /cloudsql/INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME/.s.PGSQL.5432
> ```

> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:** Linux-based operating systems have a maximum socket path length of 108 characters. If the total length of the path exceeds this length, you cannot connect with a socket from App Engine flexible environment.

### Python

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/sqlalchemy/README.md).


```python
import os

import sqlalchemy


def connect_unix_socket() -> sqlalchemy.engine.base.Engine:
    """Initializes a Unix socket connection pool for a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres."""
    # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
    # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
    # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
    # keep secrets safe.
    db_user = os.environ["DB_USER"]  # e.g. 'my-database-user'
    db_pass = os.environ["DB_PASS"]  # e.g. 'my-database-password'
    db_name = os.environ["DB_NAME"]  # e.g. 'my-database'
    unix_socket_path = os.environ[
        "INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET"
    ]  # e.g. '/cloudsql/project:region:instance'

    pool = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
        # Equivalent URL:
        # postgresql+pg8000://<db_user>:<db_pass>@/<db_name>
        #                         ?unix_sock=<INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET>/.s.PGSQL.5432
        # Note: Some drivers require the `unix_sock` query parameter to use a different key.
        # For example, 'psycopg2' uses the path set to `host` in order to connect successfully.
        sqlalchemy.engine.url.URL.create(
            drivername="postgresql+pg8000",
            username=db_user,
            password=db_pass,
            database=db_name,
            query={"unix_sock": f"{unix_socket_path}/.s.PGSQL.5432"},
        ),
        # ...
    )
    return pool

```

### Java

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/servlet/README.md).


```java
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

public class ConnectorConnectionPoolFactory extends ConnectionPoolFactory {

  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  private static final String INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME =
      System.getenv("INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME");
  private static final String INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET = System.getenv("INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET");
  private static final String DB_USER = System.getenv("DB_USER");
  private static final String DB_PASS = System.getenv("DB_PASS");
  private static final String DB_NAME = System.getenv("DB_NAME");

  public static DataSource createConnectionPool() {
    // The configuration object specifies behaviors for the connection pool.
    HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();

    // The following URL is equivalent to setting the config options below:
    // jdbc:postgresql:///<DB_NAME>?cloudSqlInstance=<INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME>&
    // socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory&user=<DB_USER>&password=<DB_PASS>
    // See the link below for more info on building a JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL JDBC Socket Factory
    // https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory#creating-the-jdbc-url

    // Configure which instance and what database user to connect with.
    config.setJdbcUrl(String.format("jdbc:postgresql:///%s", DB_NAME));
    config.setUsername(DB_USER); // e.g. "root", _postgres"
    config.setPassword(DB_PASS); // e.g. "my-password"

    config.addDataSourceProperty("socketFactory", "com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory");
    config.addDataSourceProperty("cloudSqlInstance", INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME);

    // Unix sockets are not natively supported in Java, so it is necessary to use the Cloud SQL
    // Java Connector to connect. When setting INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET, the connector will 
    // call an external package that will enable Unix socket connections.
    // Note: For Java users, the Cloud SQL Java Connector can provide authenticated connections
    // which is usually preferable to using the Cloud SQL Proxy with Unix sockets.
    // See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory for details.
    if (INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET != null) {
      config.addDataSourceProperty("unixSocketPath", INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET);
    }


    // cloudSqlRefreshStrategy set to "lazy" is used to perform a
    // refresh when needed, rather than on a scheduled interval.
    // This is recommended for serverless environments to
    // avoid background refreshes from throttling CPU.
    config.addDataSourceProperty("cloudSqlRefreshStrategy", "lazy");

    // ... Specify additional connection properties here.
    // ...

    // Initialize the connection pool using the configuration object.
    return new HikariDataSource(config);
  }
}
```

### Node.js

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/knex/README.md).


```javascript
const Knex = require('knex');

// createUnixSocketPool initializes a Unix socket connection pool for
// a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres.
const createUnixSocketPool = async config => {
  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  return Knex({
    client: 'pg',
    connection: {
      user: process.env.DB_USER, // e.g. 'my-user'
      password: process.env.DB_PASS, // e.g. 'my-user-password'
      database: process.env.DB_NAME, // e.g. 'my-database'
      host: process.env.INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET, // e.g. '/cloudsql/project:region:instance'
    },
    // ... Specify additional properties here.
    ...config,
  });
};
```

### C#

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/dotnet-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/README.md).


```c#
using Npgsql;
using System;

namespace CloudSql
{
    public class PostgreSqlUnix
    {
        public static NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder NewPostgreSqlUnixSocketConnectionString()
        {
            // Equivalent connection string:
            // "Server=<INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET>;Uid=<DB_USER>;Pwd=<DB_PASS>;Database=<DB_NAME>"
            var connectionString = new NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder()
            {
                // The Cloud SQL proxy provides encryption between the proxy and instance.
                SslMode = SslMode.Disable,

                // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
                // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
                // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
                // keep secrets safe.
                Host = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET"), // e.g. '/cloudsql/project:region:instance'
                Username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_USER"), // e.g. 'my-db-user
                Password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_PASS"), // e.g. 'my-db-password'
                Database = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_NAME"), // e.g. 'my-database'
            };
            connectionString.Pooling = true;
            // Specify additional properties here.
            return connectionString;
        }
    }
}
```

### Go

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/tree/master/cloudsql/postgres/database-sql/README.md).


```go
package cloudsql

import (
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	// Note: If connecting using the App Engine Flex Go runtime, use
	// "github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib" instead, since v5 requires
	// Go modules which are not supported by App Engine Flex.
	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
)

// connectUnixSocket initializes a Unix socket connection pool for
// a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres.
func connectUnixSocket() (*sql.DB, error) {
	mustGetenv := func(k string) string {
		v := os.Getenv(k)
		if v == "" {
			log.Fatalf("Fatal Error in connect_unix.go: %s environment variable not set.\n", k)
		}
		return v
	}
	// Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
	// secure - consider a more secure solution such as
	// Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
	// keep secrets safe.
	var (
		dbUser         = mustGetenv("DB_USER")              // e.g. 'my-db-user'
		dbPwd          = mustGetenv("DB_PASS")              // e.g. 'my-db-password'
		unixSocketPath = mustGetenv("INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET") // e.g. '/cloudsql/project:region:instance'
		dbName         = mustGetenv("DB_NAME")              // e.g. 'my-database'
	)

	dbURI := fmt.Sprintf("user=%s password=%s database=%s host=%s",
		dbUser, dbPwd, dbName, unixSocketPath)

	// dbPool is the pool of database connections.
	dbPool, err := sql.Open("pgx", dbURI)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sql.Open: %w", err)
	}

	// ...

	return dbPool, nil
}
```

### Ruby

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/ruby-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/activerecord/README.md).


```ruby
unix: &unix
  adapter: postgresql
  # Configure additional properties here.
  # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  # keep secrets safe.
  username: <%= ENV["DB_USER"] %>  # e.g. "my-database-user"
  password: <%= ENV["DB_PASS"] %> # e.g. "my-database-password"
  database: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_NAME") { "vote_development" } %>
  # Specify the Unix socket path as host
  host: "<%= ENV["INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET"] %>"
```

### PHP

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples/tree/main/cloud_sql/postgres/pdo/README.md).


```php
namespace Google\Cloud\Samples\CloudSQL\Postgres;

use PDO;
use PDOException;
use RuntimeException;
use TypeError;

class DatabaseUnix
{
    public static function initUnixDatabaseConnection(): PDO
    {
        try {
            // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
            // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
            // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
            // keep secrets safe.
            $username = getenv('DB_USER'); // e.g. 'your_db_user'
            $password = getenv('DB_PASS'); // e.g. 'your_db_password'
            $dbName = getenv('DB_NAME'); // e.g. 'your_db_name'
            $instanceUnixSocket = getenv('INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET'); // e.g. '/cloudsql/project:region:instance'

            // Connect using UNIX sockets
            $dsn = sprintf(
                'pgsql:dbname=%s;host=%s',
                $dbName,
                $instanceUnixSocket
            );

            // Connect to the database.
            $conn = new PDO(
                $dsn,
                $username,
                $password,
                # ...
            );
        } catch (TypeError $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Invalid or missing configuration! Make sure you have set ' .
                        '$username, $password, $dbName, ' .
                        'and $instanceUnixSocket (for UNIX socket mode). ' .
                        'The PHP error was %s',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                (int) $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        } catch (PDOException $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Could not connect to the Cloud SQL Database. Check that ' .
                        'your username and password are correct, that the Cloud SQL ' .
                        'proxy is running, and that the database exists and is ready ' .
                        'for use. For more assistance, refer to %s. The PDO error was %s',
                    'https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-external-app',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                (int) $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        }

        return $conn;
    }
}
```

### Connect with Cloud SQL connectors


The [Cloud SQL connectors](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-connectors.md.txt)
are language specific libraries that provide encryption and IAM-based authorization
when connecting to a Cloud SQL instance.

### Python

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/sqlalchemy/README.md).


```python
import os

from google.cloud.sql.connector import Connector, IPTypes
import pg8000

import sqlalchemy


def connect_with_connector() -> sqlalchemy.engine.base.Engine:
    """
    Initializes a connection pool for a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres.

    Uses the Cloud SQL Python Connector package.
    """
    # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
    # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
    # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
    # keep secrets safe.

    instance_connection_name = os.environ[
        "INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME"
    ]  # e.g. 'project:region:instance'
    db_user = os.environ["DB_USER"]  # e.g. 'my-db-user'
    db_pass = os.environ["DB_PASS"]  # e.g. 'my-db-password'
    db_name = os.environ["DB_NAME"]  # e.g. 'my-database'

    ip_type = IPTypes.PRIVATE if os.environ.get("PRIVATE_IP") else IPTypes.PUBLIC

    # initialize Cloud SQL Python Connector object
    connector = Connector(refresh_strategy="LAZY")

    def getconn() -> pg8000.dbapi.Connection:
        conn: pg8000.dbapi.Connection = connector.connect(
            instance_connection_name,
            "pg8000",
            user=db_user,
            password=db_pass,
            db=db_name,
            ip_type=ip_type,
        )
        return conn

    # The Cloud SQL Python Connector can be used with SQLAlchemy
    # using the 'creator' argument to 'create_engine'
    pool = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
        "postgresql+pg8000://",
        creator=getconn,
        # ...
    )
    return pool

```

### Java

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/servlet/README.md).


Note:

- CLOUD_SQL_CONNECTION_NAME should be represented as \<MY-PROJECT\>:\<INSTANCE-REGION\>:\<INSTANCE-NAME\>
- See the JDBC socket factory version requirements for the pom.xml file [here](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory/blob/main/docs/jdbc.md).


```java
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

public class ConnectorConnectionPoolFactory extends ConnectionPoolFactory {

  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  private static final String INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME =
      System.getenv("INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME");
  private static final String INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET = System.getenv("INSTANCE_UNIX_SOCKET");
  private static final String DB_USER = System.getenv("DB_USER");
  private static final String DB_PASS = System.getenv("DB_PASS");
  private static final String DB_NAME = System.getenv("DB_NAME");

  public static DataSource createConnectionPool() {
    // The configuration object specifies behaviors for the connection pool.
    HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();

    // The following URL is equivalent to setting the config options below:
    // jdbc:postgresql:///<DB_NAME>?cloudSqlInstance=<INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME>&
    // socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory&user=<DB_USER>&password=<DB_PASS>
    // See the link below for more info on building a JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL JDBC Socket Factory
    // https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory#creating-the-jdbc-url

    // Configure which instance and what database user to connect with.
    config.setJdbcUrl(String.format("jdbc:postgresql:///%s", DB_NAME));
    config.setUsername(DB_USER); // e.g. "root", _postgres"
    config.setPassword(DB_PASS); // e.g. "my-password"

    config.addDataSourceProperty("socketFactory", "com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory");
    config.addDataSourceProperty("cloudSqlInstance", INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME);


    // The ipTypes argument can be used to specify a comma delimited list of preferred IP types
    // for connecting to a Cloud SQL instance. The argument ipTypes=PRIVATE will force the
    // SocketFactory to connect with an instance's associated private IP.
    config.addDataSourceProperty("ipTypes", "PUBLIC,PRIVATE");

    // cloudSqlRefreshStrategy set to "lazy" is used to perform a
    // refresh when needed, rather than on a scheduled interval.
    // This is recommended for serverless environments to
    // avoid background refreshes from throttling CPU.
    config.addDataSourceProperty("cloudSqlRefreshStrategy", "lazy");

    // ... Specify additional connection properties here.
    // ...

    // Initialize the connection pool using the configuration object.
    return new HikariDataSource(config);
  }
}
```

### Go

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/tree/master/cloudsql/postgres/database-sql/README.md).


```go
package cloudsql

import (
	"context"
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net"
	"os"

	"cloud.google.com/go/cloudsqlconn"
	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
)

func connectWithConnector() (*sql.DB, error) {
	mustGetenv := func(k string) string {
		v := os.Getenv(k)
		if v == "" {
			log.Fatalf("Fatal Error in connect_connector.go: %s environment variable not set.\n", k)
		}
		return v
	}
	// Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
	// secure - consider a more secure solution such as
	// Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
	// keep passwords and other secrets safe.
	var (
		dbUser                 = mustGetenv("DB_USER")                  // e.g. 'my-db-user'
		dbPwd                  = mustGetenv("DB_PASS")                  // e.g. 'my-db-password'
		dbName                 = mustGetenv("DB_NAME")                  // e.g. 'my-database'
		instanceConnectionName = mustGetenv("INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME") // e.g. 'project:region:instance'
		usePrivate             = os.Getenv("PRIVATE_IP")
	)

	dsn := fmt.Sprintf("user=%s password=%s database=%s", dbUser, dbPwd, dbName)
	config, err := pgx.ParseConfig(dsn)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	var opts []cloudsqlconn.Option
	if usePrivate != "" {
		opts = append(opts, cloudsqlconn.WithDefaultDialOptions(cloudsqlconn.WithPrivateIP()))
	}
	// WithLazyRefresh() Option is used to perform refresh
	// when needed, rather than on a scheduled interval.
	// This is recommended for serverless environments to
	// avoid background refreshes from throttling CPU.
	opts = append(opts, cloudsqlconn.WithLazyRefresh())
	d, err := cloudsqlconn.NewDialer(context.Background(), opts...)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// Use the Cloud SQL connector to handle connecting to the instance.
	// This approach does *NOT* require the Cloud SQL proxy.
	config.DialFunc = func(ctx context.Context, network, instance string) (net.Conn, error) {
		return d.Dial(ctx, instanceConnectionName)
	}
	dbURI := stdlib.RegisterConnConfig(config)
	dbPool, err := sql.Open("pgx", dbURI)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sql.Open: %w", err)
	}
	return dbPool, nil
}
```

### Node.js

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/main/cloud-sql/postgres/knex/README.md).


```javascript
const Knex = require('knex');
const {Connector} = require('@google-cloud/cloud-sql-connector');

// In case the PRIVATE_IP environment variable is defined then we set
// the ipType=PRIVATE for the new connector instance, otherwise defaults
// to public ip type.
const getIpType = () =>
  process.env.PRIVATE_IP === '1' || process.env.PRIVATE_IP === 'true'
    ? 'PRIVATE'
    : 'PUBLIC';

// connectWithConnector initializes connection pool for a Cloud SQL instance
// of Postgres using the Cloud SQL Node.js Connector.
const connectWithConnector = async config => {
  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  const connector = new Connector();
  const clientOpts = await connector.getOptions({
    instanceConnectionName: process.env.INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME,
    ipType: getIpType(),
  });
  const dbConfig = {
    client: 'pg',
    connection: {
      ...clientOpts,
      user: process.env.DB_USER, // e.g. 'my-user'
      password: process.env.DB_PASS, // e.g. 'my-user-password'
      database: process.env.DB_NAME, // e.g. 'my-database'
    },
    // ... Specify additional properties here.
    ...config,
  };
  // Establish a connection to the database.
  return Knex(dbConfig);
};
```

<br />

### Private IP

<br />

### Connect with TCP

Connect using the private IP address of your Cloud SQL instance as the host and port `5432`.

### Python

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/sqlalchemy/README.md).


```python
import os
import ssl

import sqlalchemy


def connect_tcp_socket() -> sqlalchemy.engine.base.Engine:
    """Initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL instance of Postgres."""
    # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
    # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
    # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
    # keep secrets safe.
    db_host = os.environ[
        "INSTANCE_HOST"
    ]  # e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex)
    db_user = os.environ["DB_USER"]  # e.g. 'my-db-user'
    db_pass = os.environ["DB_PASS"]  # e.g. 'my-db-password'
    db_name = os.environ["DB_NAME"]  # e.g. 'my-database'
    db_port = os.environ["DB_PORT"]  # e.g. 5432

    pool = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
        # Equivalent URL:
        # postgresql+pg8000://<db_user>:<db_pass>@<db_host>:<db_port>/<db_name>
        sqlalchemy.engine.url.URL.create(
            drivername="postgresql+pg8000",
            username=db_user,
            password=db_pass,
            host=db_host,
            port=db_port,
            database=db_name,
        ),
        # ...
    )
    return pool

```

### Java

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/servlet/README.md).


Note:

- CLOUD_SQL_CONNECTION_NAME should be represented as \<MY-PROJECT\>:\<INSTANCE-REGION\>:\<INSTANCE-NAME\>
- Using the argument ipTypes=PRIVATE will force the SocketFactory to connect with an instance's associated private IP
- See the [JDBC socket factory version requirements for the pom.xml
  file](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory/blob/main/docs/jdbc.md).


```java

import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig;
import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

public class TcpConnectionPoolFactory extends ConnectionPoolFactory {

  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  private static final String DB_USER = System.getenv("DB_USER");
  private static final String DB_PASS = System.getenv("DB_PASS");
  private static final String DB_NAME = System.getenv("DB_NAME");

  private static final String INSTANCE_HOST = System.getenv("INSTANCE_HOST");
  private static final String DB_PORT = System.getenv("DB_PORT");


  public static DataSource createConnectionPool() {
    // The configuration object specifies behaviors for the connection pool.
    HikariConfig config = new HikariConfig();

    // The following URL is equivalent to setting the config options below:
    // jdbc:postgresql://<INSTANCE_HOST>:<DB_PORT>/<DB_NAME>?user=<DB_USER>&password=<DB_PASS>
    // See the link below for more info on building a JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL JDBC Socket Factory
    // https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-jdbc-socket-factory#creating-the-jdbc-url

    // Configure which instance and what database user to connect with.
    config.setJdbcUrl(String.format("jdbc:postgresql://%s:%s/%s", INSTANCE_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME));
    config.setUsername(DB_USER); // e.g. "root", "postgres"
    config.setPassword(DB_PASS); // e.g. "my-password"


    // ... Specify additional connection properties here.
    // ...

    // Initialize the connection pool using the configuration object.
    return new HikariDataSource(config);
  }
}
```

### Node.js

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/postgres/knex/README.md).


```javascript
const Knex = require('knex');
const fs = require('fs');

// createTcpPool initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL
// instance of Postgres.
const createTcpPool = async config => {
  // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  // keep secrets safe.
  const dbConfig = {
    client: 'pg',
    connection: {
      host: process.env.INSTANCE_HOST, // e.g. '127.0.0.1'
      port: process.env.DB_PORT, // e.g. '5432'
      user: process.env.DB_USER, // e.g. 'my-user'
      password: process.env.DB_PASS, // e.g. 'my-user-password'
      database: process.env.DB_NAME, // e.g. 'my-database'
    },
    // ... Specify additional properties here.
    ...config,
  };
  // Establish a connection to the database.
  return Knex(dbConfig);
};
```

### Go

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/tree/master/cloudsql/postgres/database-sql/README.md).


```go
package cloudsql

import (
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	// Note: If connecting using the App Engine Flex Go runtime, use
	// "github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib" instead, since v5 requires
	// Go modules which are not supported by App Engine Flex.
	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
)

// connectTCPSocket initializes a TCP connection pool for a Cloud SQL
// instance of Postgres.
func connectTCPSocket() (*sql.DB, error) {
	mustGetenv := func(k string) string {
		v := os.Getenv(k)
		if v == "" {
			log.Fatalf("Fatal Error in connect_tcp.go: %s environment variable not set.", k)
		}
		return v
	}
	// Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
	// secure - consider a more secure solution such as
	// Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
	// keep secrets safe.
	var (
		dbUser    = mustGetenv("DB_USER")       // e.g. 'my-db-user'
		dbPwd     = mustGetenv("DB_PASS")       // e.g. 'my-db-password'
		dbTCPHost = mustGetenv("INSTANCE_HOST") // e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex)
		dbPort    = mustGetenv("DB_PORT")       // e.g. '5432'
		dbName    = mustGetenv("DB_NAME")       // e.g. 'my-database'
	)

	dbURI := fmt.Sprintf("host=%s user=%s password=%s port=%s database=%s",
		dbTCPHost, dbUser, dbPwd, dbPort, dbName)


	// dbPool is the pool of database connections.
	dbPool, err := sql.Open("pgx", dbURI)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sql.Open: %w", err)
	}

	// ...

	return dbPool, nil
}
```

### C#

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/dotnet-docs-samples/blob/master/cloud-sql/mysql/README.md).


```c#
using Npgsql;
using System;

namespace CloudSql
{
    public class PostgreSqlTcp
    {
        public static NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder NewPostgreSqlTCPConnectionString()
        {
            // Equivalent connection string:
            // "Uid=<DB_USER>;Pwd=<DB_PASS>;Host=<INSTANCE_HOST>;Database=<DB_NAME>;"
            var connectionString = new NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder()
            {
                // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
                // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
                // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
                // keep secrets safe.
                Host = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("INSTANCE_HOST"),     // e.g. '127.0.0.1'
                // Set Host to 'cloudsql' when deploying to App Engine Flexible environment
                Username = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_USER"), // e.g. 'my-db-user'
                Password = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_PASS"), // e.g. 'my-db-password'
                Database = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DB_NAME"), // e.g. 'my-database'

                // The Cloud SQL proxy provides encryption between the proxy and instance.
                SslMode = SslMode.Disable,
            };
            connectionString.Pooling = true;
            // Specify additional properties here.
            return connectionString;
        }
    }
}
```

### Ruby

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/ruby-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/postgres/activerecord/README.md).


```ruby
tcp: &tcp
  adapter: postgresql
  # Configure additional properties here.
  # Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
  # secure - consider a more secure solution such as
  # Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
  # keep secrets safe.
  username: <%= ENV["DB_USER"] %>  # e.g. "my-database-user"
  password: <%= ENV["DB_PASS"] %> # e.g. "my-database-password"
  database: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_NAME") { "vote_development" } %>
  host: <%= ENV.fetch("INSTANCE_HOST") { "127.0.0.1" }%> # '172.17.0.1' if deployed to GAE Flex
  port: <%= ENV.fetch("DB_PORT") { 5432 }%>
```

### PHP

To see this snippet in the context of a web application, view
[the README on GitHub](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples/tree/main/cloud_sql/postgres/pdo/README.md).


```php
namespace Google\Cloud\Samples\CloudSQL\Postgres;

use PDO;
use PDOException;
use RuntimeException;
use TypeError;

class DatabaseTcp
{
    public static function initTcpDatabaseConnection(): PDO
    {
        try {
            // Note: Saving credentials in environment variables is convenient, but not
            // secure - consider a more secure solution such as
            // Cloud Secret Manager (https://cloud.google.com/secret-manager) to help
            // keep secrets safe.
            $username = getenv('DB_USER'); // e.g. 'your_db_user'
            $password = getenv('DB_PASS'); // e.g. 'your_db_password'
            $dbName = getenv('DB_NAME'); // e.g. 'your_db_name'
            $instanceHost = getenv('INSTANCE_HOST'); // e.g. '127.0.0.1' ('172.17.0.1' for GAE Flex)

            // Connect using TCP
            $dsn = sprintf('pgsql:dbname=%s;host=%s', $dbName, $instanceHost);

            // Connect to the database
            $conn = new PDO(
                $dsn,
                $username,
                $password,
                # ...
            );
        } catch (TypeError $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Invalid or missing configuration! Make sure you have set ' .
                        '$username, $password, $dbName, and $instanceHost (for TCP mode). ' .
                        'The PHP error was %s',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        } catch (PDOException $e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                sprintf(
                    'Could not connect to the Cloud SQL Database. Check that ' .
                        'your username and password are correct, that the Cloud SQL ' .
                        'proxy is running, and that the database exists and is ready ' .
                        'for use. For more assistance, refer to %s. The PDO error was %s',
                    'https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/connect-external-app',
                    $e->getMessage()
                ),
                $e->getCode(),
                $e
            );
        }

        return $conn;
    }
}
```

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## Best practices and other information

You can use the [Cloud SQL Auth Proxy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/sql-proxy.md.txt) when testing
your application locally. See the
[quickstart for using the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/connect-instance-auth-proxy.md.txt)
for detailed instructions.

### Connection Pools

Connections to underlying databases may be dropped, either by the database
server itself, or by the underlying infrastructure. To mitigate this, we
recommend that you use a client library that supports
[connection pools](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/manage-connections.md.txt#pools) and
automatic reconnection.

### Connection Limits

Each App Engine instance running in a standard environment
cannot have more than *100 concurrent connections* to an instance. For
PHP 5.5 apps, the limit is *60 concurrent connections* . This limit
applies per application instance. This means that each instance of the
App Engine application can have that many connections to the database,
and as it scales the total number of connections per deployment can grow.
For more information, see
[Scaling elements](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/config/appref#scaling_elements).

You can limit the maximum number of connections used per instance by using a
connection pool. For more detailed examples on how to limit the number of
connections, see the [Managing database connections](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/manage-connections.md.txt#count) page.

<br />

<br />

App Engine applications are subject to request time limits depending on usage and
environment. For more information, see how instances are managed in App Engine standard environment
[standard](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/how-instances-are-managed#timeout)
and[flexible](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/how-instances-are-managed)
environments.

<br />

### API Quota Limits

App Engine provides a mechanism that connects using the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy,
which uses the Cloud SQL Admin API.
[API quota limits](https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/quotas?service=sqladmin.googleapis.com) apply to the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy. When the Cloud SQL Admin API
starts, it uses a quota of two and an average of two per hour afterwards. The
default quota is 180 per minute per user. App Engine applications are also
subject to additional quotas and limits as discussed on the [App Engine Quotas](https://docs.cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/quotas) page.