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Getting Started

5-Minute Quick Start Guide

Get DB24x7 up and running in under 5 minutes. This guide will walk you through creating an account, connecting your first database, and viewing your monitoring dashboard.

What You'll Accomplish

1 minute

Create Your Account

Sign up for a free DB24x7 account

2 minutes

Connect Your Database

Add your database connection

2 minutes

View Your Dashboard

Start monitoring immediately

1

Create Your Account

Visit the DB24x7 website and sign up for a free account. You can start with our free tier which includes monitoring for up to 2 databases.

  1. Navigate to db24x7.com/signup
  2. Enter your email address and create a strong password
  3. Verify your email address by clicking the link sent to your inbox
  4. Complete your profile with your name and organization details

Pro Tip

Use your work email for easier team collaboration. You can invite team members later from the settings page.

2

Connect Your Database

After logging in, click the "Add Database" button and enter your database connection details. DB24x7 uses read-only access to ensure your data remains secure.

Connection String Examples

PostgreSQLPort 5432

postgresql://username:password@hostname:5432/database

MySQLPort 3306

mysql://username:password@hostname:3306/database

MongoDBPort 27017

mongodb://username:password@hostname:27017/database

SQL ServerPort 1433

sqlserver://username:password@hostname:1433?database=dbname

Creating a Read-Only User

For security best practices, create a dedicated read-only user for DB24x7:

-- PostgreSQL ExampleCREATE USER db24x7_monitor WITH PASSWORD 'secure_password';GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE your_database TO db24x7_monitor;GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO db24x7_monitor;GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO db24x7_monitor;

Security Note

DB24x7 never requires write access to your database. All connections use read-only permissions to ensure your data cannot be modified.

3

View Your Dashboard

Once your database is connected, DB24x7 immediately starts collecting metrics. Within seconds, you'll see your first insights on the dashboard.

What You'll See on Your Dashboard:

  • Real-time Metrics: CPU, memory, connections, and query throughput
  • Slow Queries: Queries taking longer than expected with optimization suggestions
  • Performance Score: Overall health score based on multiple metrics
  • AI Insights: Automated recommendations for optimization
  • Alerts: Any active or recent alerts for your database

Learning Period

The AI engine needs 24-48 hours to learn your database's normal behavior patterns. During this time, you'll see basic monitoring, but AI-powered features will become more accurate over time.

Verify Everything is Working

Quick Checklist

  • Connection status shows "Connected" in green
  • Real-time metrics are updating (refresh the page to confirm)
  • Query list shows recent queries from your database
  • No connection errors in the activity log

Troubleshooting Connection Issues?

If you're having trouble connecting your database, check out our detailed connection guide:

View Connection Troubleshooting Guide

Next Steps

Now that you're up and running, here's what to do next:

Configure Alerts

Set up intelligent alerts for critical metrics

Set Up Auto-Healing

Enable automated issue resolution

Integrate with Slack

Get notifications in your team's Slack channel

Explore AI Features

Learn about query optimization and anomaly detection