Services - InstaPods

Manage database services installed inside your pods. Aliases: service, svc.

List Services

instapods services list my-app

Shows all installed services with their status, type, port, and version. Failed services display their error message inline.

Install a Service

instapods services add my-app -s mysql
instapods services add my-app -s postgresql
instapods services add my-app -s redis

Alias: services install.

Wait for Installation

Service installation runs in the background (typically 8-15 seconds). Use -w to block until ready:

instapods services add my-app -s mysql -w

If installation fails, the -w flag shows the actual error reason instead of just “failed”.

Install Flags

Flag	Description	Default
`-s, --service`	Service type: `mysql`, `postgresql`, `redis`	Required
`-w, --wait`	Wait until service is running	`false`
`--timeout`	Max seconds to wait (with `-w`)	`120`

# Install with extended timeout
instapods services add my-app -s postgresql -w --timeout 180

Remove a Service

# With confirmation prompt
instapods services remove my-app -s mysql

# Skip confirmation
instapods services remove my-app -s mysql -f

Aliases: rm, delete, uninstall.

Flag	Description	Default
`-s, --service`	Service type to remove	Required
`-f, --force`	Skip confirmation prompt	`false`

Removing a service deletes all its data permanently. There is no undo.

Get Credentials

instapods services creds my-app -s mysql

Aliases: credentials, info. Displays connection details and a ready-to-use connection command:

Host:     localhost
Port:     3306
Username: instapod
Password: (auto-generated)
Database: instapod

Connect: mysql -u instapod -p<password> instapod

Connection commands vary by service:

MySQL: mysql -u instapod -p<password> instapod
PostgreSQL: PGPASSWORD=<password> psql -U instapod -d instapod
Redis: redis-cli

Available Services

Service	Flag Value	Port	Version
MySQL	`mysql`	3306	8.0
PostgreSQL	`postgresql`	5432	14
Redis	`redis`	6379	7

Services require the Build plan or higher. Launch plan pods cannot install services. Upgrade your pod’s plan with instapods pods resize my-app --plan build to enable services.

See the Services section for detailed usage guides for each database.

​List Services

​Install a Service

​Wait for Installation

​Install Flags

​Remove a Service

​Get Credentials

​Available Services

List Services

Install a Service

Wait for Installation

Install Flags

Remove a Service

Get Credentials

Available Services