Cloud SQL

​Cloud SQL is managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. Cloud SQL automates backups, replication, and failover to ensure your database is reliable, highly available.
Cloud SQL has automatic data encryption at rest and in transit. Private connectivity with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and user-controlled network access that includes firewall protection. Compliant with SSAE 16, ISO 27001, PCI DSS v3.0, and HIPAA
Cloud SQL Instance
Enable API
gcloud services enable sqladmin.googleapis.com
Create an Instance
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Create a new Cloud SQL - MySQL Instance.
gcloud sql instances create mysql-instance \
  --database-version=MYSQL_5_7 \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --cpu=2 \
  --memory=4G \
  --root-password=[CHOOSE A PASSWORD]
Create a new Cloud SQL - PostgreSQL instance.
gcloud sql instances create postgresql-instance \
  --database-version=POSTGRES_11 \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --cpu=2 \
  --memory=4G \
  --root-password=[CHOOSE A PASSWORD]
Create a new Cloud SQL - SQL Server instance.
gcloud beta sql instances create sqlserver-instance \
  --database-version=SQLSERVER_2017_STANDARD \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --cpu=2 \
  --memory=4G \
  --root-password=[CHOOSE A PASSWORD]
Create a Database
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Create a new database inside of the MySQL database instance.
gcloud sql databases create orders --instance=mysql-instance
Create a new database inside of the PostgreSQL database instance.
gcloud sql databases create orders --instance=postgresql-instance
Create a new database inside of the SQL Server database instance.
gcloud sql databases create orders --instance=sqlserver-instance
Connect to Database instance
By default, every database instance has a public IP address. However, the instance is not publicly accessible because it's protected by the firewall.
To easily connect to the database instance from command line:
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
You need the MySQL client installed locally first, so that you can use mysql to connect to any MySQL server.
Connect to the MySQL instance using gcloud CLI.
gcloud sql connect mysql-instance
You need the PostgreSQL client installed locally first, so that you can use psql to connect to any PostgreSQL server.
Connect to the PostgreSQL instance using gcloud CLI.
gcloud sql connect postgresql-instance
You need the MS SQL Server client installed locally first, so that you can use mssql-cli to connect to any SQL Server.
Connect to the SQL Server instance using gcloud CLI.
gcloud sql connect sqlserver-instance
You can configure Cloud SQL instances to only have private IP addresses, so that it's only accessible from a Virtual Private Cloud network.
Create a Table
From the command line connection, you can use the client to create a table for the corresponding database. For example:
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
# Change to orders database
USE orders;
​
CREATE TABLE order_items (
  id BIGINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
  order_id BIGINT,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  quantity INT DEFAULT 1
);
​
CREATE TABLE orders (
  id BIGINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  creation_timestamp TIMESTAMP
);
​
ALTER TABLE order_items ADD FOREIGN KEY (order_id) REFERENCES orders (id);
# Change to orders database
\c orders
​
CREATE TABLE order_items (
  id BIGSERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  order_id BIGINT,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  quantity INT DEFAULT 1
);
​
CREATE TABLE orders (
  id BIGSERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  creation_timestamp TIMESTAMP
);
​
ALTER TABLE order_items ADD FOREIGN KEY (order_id) REFERENCES orders (id);
USE orders;
​
CREATE TABLE order_items (
  id BIGINT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
  order_id BIGINT,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  quantity INT DEFAULT 1
);
​
CREATE TABLE orders (
  id BIGINT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
  description VARCHAR(255),
  creation_timestamp TIMESTAMP
);
​
ALTER TABLE order_items ADD FOREIGN KEY (order_id) REFERENCES orders (id);
Add a User
You can add a user using gcloud command line:
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Use gcloud command line to create a new user:
gcloud sql users create order-user
  --instance=mysql-instance \
  --password=...
The new user has no privileges. Connect to the database server and grant privileges. Refer to MySQL documentation to use GRANT.
Use gcloud command line to create a new user:
gcloud sql users create order-user \
  --instance=postgresql-instance \
  --password=...
The new user has no privileges. Connect to the database server and grant privileges. Refer to PostgreSQL documentation to use GRANT.
Use gcloud command line to create a new user:
gcloud sql users create order-user \
  --instance=sqlserver-instance \
  --password=...
The new user has no privileges. Connect to the database server and grant privileges. Refer to SQL Server documentation to use GRANT.
Instance Connection Name
Every Cloud SQL Instance has a unique instance connection name for the form of PROJECT_ID:REGION:INSTANCE_NAME.
Find the Instance Connection Name using gcloud command line:
gcloud sql instances describe INSTANCE_NAME --format='value(connectionName)'
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MySQL instance's Instance Connection Name
gcloud sql instances describe mysql-instance \
  --format='value(connectionName)'
PostgreSQL instance's Instance Connection Name
gcloud sql instances describe postgresql-instance \
  --format='value(connectionName)'
SQL Server instance's Instance Connection Name
gcloud sql instances describe sqlserver-instance \
  --format='value(connectionName)'
JDBC
There are different ways to connect to a Cloud SQL instance. All methods will configure a JDBC URL to allow you to use the corresponding JDBC Driver, and subsequently, JPA / Hibernate and Spring Data.
Method
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Considerations
Cloud SQL Starter
✅
✅
🚫
Easy to configure for Spring Boot projects.
Cloud SQL Socket Factory
✅
✅
🚫
Works with non Spring Boot projects.
Cloud SQL Proxy
✅
✅
✅
Offloads authentication to proxy.
VPC Private IP
✅
✅
✅
Access via VPC. Can be used with all of the other methods above.
Cloud SQL Starter
When using Spring Boot, you can use Spring Cloud GCP's Cloud SQL starter.
Cloud SQL starter will automatically:
Add dependency to the corresponding JDBC driver, and the Cloud SQL socket factory. You do not need to add those dependency separately.
Configure the JDBC URL for the corresponding database instance.
Dependency
Add the Cloud SQL Starter dependency:
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SQL Server
Maven:
pom.xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-cloud-gcp-starter-sql-mysql</artifactId>
</dependency>
Gradle:
build.gradle
dependencies {
    compile group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-gcp-starter-sql-mysql'
}
Maven:
pom.xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-cloud-gcp-starter-sql-postgresql</artifactId>
</dependency>
Gradle:
build.gradle
compile group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-gcp-starter-sql-postgresql'
Cloud SQL Starter is not supported for SQL Server. Use Cloud SQL Proxy instead.
Configuration
Configure Spring Boot application'sapplication.properties with Instance Connection Name and the database name:
application.properties
# Retrieve instance connection name from the previous step
spring.cloud.gcp.sql.instance-connection-name=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME
spring.cloud.gcp.sql.database-name=orders
​
# Cloud SQL starter automatically configures the JDBC URL
​
# Configure username/password
spring.datasource.username=...
spring.datasource.password=...
​
# Configure connection pooling if needed
spring.datasource.hikari.maximum-pool-size=10
Sample
​Spring Boot with Cloud SQL PostgreSQL​
​Spring Boot with Cloud SQL MySQL​
Cloud SQL Socket Factory
If you don't use Spring Cloud GCP's Cloud SQL starter, and need to configure JDBC URL directly, you can use Cloud SQL Socket Factory with existing JDBC driver.
Dependency
In addition to the JDBC Driver dependency, add the Cloud SQL Socket Factory dependency:
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PostgreSQL
Maven:
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud.sql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-socket-factory-connector-j-8</artifactId>
    <version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
Gradle:
build.gradle
dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.cloud.sql:mysql-socket-factory-connector-j-8:1.1.0'
}
Different MySQL Socket Factory artifact is needed for different MySQL Connector/J versions. See MySQL Socket Factory README for more information.
Maven:
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud.sql</groupId>
    <artifactId>postgres-socket-factory</artifactId>
    <version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
Gradle:
build.gradle
dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.cloud.sql:postgres-socket-factory:1.1.0'
}
Configuration
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MySQL instance's JDBC URL with Cloud SQL Socket Factory follows the format of:
jdbc:mysql:///DATABASE_NAME?cloudSqlInstance=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME&socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.mysql.SocketFactory
The JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL instance in this example is:
jdbc:mysql:///orders?cloudSqlInstance=PROJECT_ID:us-central1:mysql-instance&socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.mysql.SocketFactory
PostgreSQL instance's JDBC URL with Cloud SQL Socket Factory follows the format of:
jdbc:postgresql:///DATABASE_NAME?cloudSqlInstance=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME&socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory
The JDBC URL for the Cloud SQL instance in this example is:
jdbc:postgresql:///orders?cloudSqlInstance=PROJECT_ID:us-central1:postgresql-instance&socketFactory=com.google.cloud.sql.postgres.SocketFactory
Cloud SQL Socket Factory is not supported for SQL Server. Use Cloud SQL Proxy instead.
Cloud SQL Proxy
​Cloud SQL Proxy is the generic way of establishing secured connection to a Cloud SQL instance. Rather than using the Cloud SQL Socket Factory to exchange certificates, Cloud SQL Proxy will authenticate and exchange the certificates.
Cloud SQL Proxy diagram
Install Cloud SQL Proxy:
gcloud components install cloud_sql_proxy
Start the proxy:
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PostgreSQL
SQL Server
# Refer to Instance Connection Name from previous section
cloud_sql_proxy -instances=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=tcp:3306
# Refer to Instance Connection Name from previous section
cloud_sql_proxy -instances=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=tcp:5432
# Refer to Instance Connection Name from previous section
cloud_sql_proxy -instances=INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=tcp:1433
You can then establish connections on localhost with the corresponding ports.
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Connect with mysql CLI:
mysql -u root -p
Or, connect with JDBC using JDBC URL:
jdbc:mysql://localhost/orders
Connect with psql CLI:
psql -h localhost -U postgres
Or, connect with JDBC using JDBC URL:
jdbc:postgresql://localhost/orders
Connect with mssql-cli CLI:
mssql-cli -U sqlserver
Or, connect with JDBC using JDBC URL:
jdbc:sqlserver://localhost/databaseName=orders
Unix Socket Domain
You can optionally configure Cloud SQL Proxy to expose not a TCP IP port, but using Unix Socket Domain instead, and configure the Cloud SQL Socket Factory to connect using the Unix Socket Domain. See Connect External App documentation for more details.
VPC Private IP
If your Cloud SQL instance is on VPC and has a private IP, and your application is running in the Cloud able to access the same VPC, then configure JDBC drivers normally connecting to the private IP address.
R2DBC
You can use R2DBC driver for reactive database access when you connect to Cloud SQL instances using:
Cloud SQL Proxy
VPC Private IP
Using R2DBC Cloud SQL Connector
Cloud SQL Proxy or VPC Private IP
You can use standard R2DBC driver to connect using the IP address. See R2DBC documentation for corresponding driver usages:
​r2dbc-mysql​
​r2dbc-postgresql​
​r2dbc-mssql​
Cloud SQL Connector
You can use R2DBC Cloud SQL Connector that automatically exchanges the certificates like the Cloud SQL Socket Factory.
See Cloud SQL Socket Factory README for more information on configuring the R2DBC driver for Cloud SQL.
Databases
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Method	MySQL	PostgreSQL	SQL Server	Considerations
Cloud SQL Starter	✅	✅	🚫	Easy to configure for Spring Boot projects.
Cloud SQL Socket Factory	✅	✅	🚫	Works with non Spring Boot projects.
Cloud SQL Proxy	✅	✅	✅	Offloads authentication to proxy.
VPC Private IP	✅	✅	✅	Access via VPC. Can be used with all of the other methods above.