Host your Dub on Baseshift Cloud

With Baseshift Cloud, the infrastructure is fully managed. Get set up in under five minutes with a simple three-step wizard.

Don't have a database handy? Click Use demo database to create a working Dub and explore all of Baseshift's features without connecting your own data.

1. Provide a read-only user

   
   
   • Baseshift requires a read-only user to connect to your source database. Grant the following permissions to the user:

     GRANT pg_read_all_data TO dubhub;
     GRANT pg_read_all_settings TO dubhub;
     GRANT pg_read_all_stats TO dubhub;

   • You can provide the credentials as individual fields or paste a connection string.
   • Click Connect to run a health check that validates the credentials and database configuration.
     • If the connection fails, review the error message and try again.
     • If a validation warning appears, click it to view details and suggested fixes. Rerun the health check after addressing the issues by clicking on the Connect button again.
   • To limit which databases are copied, select them from the Included Databases dropdown. If a database is missing, grant additional permissions to the read-only user.
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   Make sure your source database allows incoming connections from 63.35.247.81.

2. Set masking and subsetting policies

   
   
   • This step is optional. If you don’t require policies, click Next.
   • For more details, see the Subset Policy and Masking Policy documentation.

3. Initialize the database copy

   
   
   • Provide a meaningful name for the Dub (e.g., my-app-dev-env).
   • Provide an encryption key used to encrypt your database. This key is required to run clones, so make sure to store it securely.
   • Click Create to initialize the Dub and begin copying data. Snapshot creation time depends on database size. Progress indicators will show the status.

Once complete, your Dub will be ready to use, and you can start launching clones.