Feature Request: Separate TF Resource for managing databases of a DBaaS instance

[tstrohmeier]

Hello,

It would be nice to have different resources for database instances and the databases itself.
This would allow us to manage also the databases with Terraform directly.

Example:

locals {
  zone = "ch-dk-2"
}

resource "exoscale_database_instance" "pg_prod" {
  zone = local.zone
  name = "pg-prod"
  type = "pg"
  plan = "startup-4"

  maintenance_dow  = "sunday"
  maintenance_time = "23:00:00"

  termination_protection = true

  pg {
    version = "13"
    backup_schedule = "04:00"
  }
}

resource "exoscale_database" "my_database" {
    database_instance = exoscale_database_instance.pg_prod
    database_name = "<DATABASE_NAME>"
}

Links from other projects:

• https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/pg_database https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/database
• https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/google/latest/docs/resources/sql_database

[retrack]

Thanks for the suggestion, we will take it in consideration in our planning and also welcome PRs as well.

[tstrohmeier]

@retrack What is the status on this feature request?

[smangelkramer]

@retrack Any updates on this?

[SebiSpace]

@retrack Hi, this issue is now open since more than a year and you said you would take it into consideration, did you already have a look at it?

[llambiel]

@retrack Hi, this issue is now open since more than a year and you said you would take it into consideration, did you already have a look at it?

Hi @SebiSpace thanks for the heads-up.

It's still something we are considering, however it's not on top of the priority list at the moment. Unfortunately we don't have a more concrete timeline to share right now but will do once we have.

[tstrohmeier]

It seams like aiven (the provider used by Exoscale) is already offering this:
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/pg and https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/pg_database

@llambiel So I guess the API from aiven is available and could be used in a Exoscale TF resource?

[llambiel]

It seams like aiven (the provider used by Exoscale) is already offering this: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/pg and https://registry.terraform.io/providers/aiven/aiven/latest/docs/resources/pg_database

@llambiel So I guess the API from aiven is available and could be used in a TF resource?

You cannot use the Aiven API in direct to manage Exoscale DBaaS resources. If you do so you'll have to setup an account with them. You won't be able to deploy the resources on top of Exoscale that way.

[tstrohmeier]

@llambiel Yes I know. I mean with "available" that aiven has implemented the API on there side and that it should be possible for Exoscale to implement this API in a reasonable time?

I mean this ticket is open for over one year now.

[llambiel]

@tstrohmeier Actually support of this feature requires more than just the Terraform implementation. Some prior work on our API has to be made before we could start with the Terraform implementation. Such work has been added in the pipe. We'll revert back to you once we have an update on this front.

[tstrohmeier]

@llambiel Ok I see. Can you please keep us here in the ticket updated about the progress?

[simisoft-exo]

@tstrohmeier We have started work to enable this feature in the API

[tstrohmeier]

@simisoft-exo This sounds good! What is the process on it?