# gcp-cloud-sql

This skill guides Cloud SQL and Spanner deployments on GCP, including high availability, backups, private access, and database recovery.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 328 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/gcp-cloud-sql

## What it does

gcp-cloud-sql covers managed Cloud SQL instances for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server. It gives patterns for regional availability, read replicas, backup retention, point-in-time recovery, database export and import, and migration from on-premises workloads.

The skill also explains private IP setup with VPC peering, Cloud SQL Auth Proxy connections, and Terraform resources for instances, databases, users, replicas, and deletion protection. Examples use `gcloud` commands and include settings for storage, maintenance, SSL, and database flags.

You need an installed and authenticated `gcloud`, the `sqladmin.googleapis.com` and `servicenetworking.googleapis.com` APIs enabled, and `roles/cloudsql.admin` for full administration. Without those prerequisites, Cloud SQL provisioning will fail.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-cloud-sql -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-cloud-sql -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-cloud-sql -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills gcp-cloud-sql
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-cloud-sql -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-cloud-sql
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill gcp-cloud-sql -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/infrastructure/cloud-gcp/gcp-cloud-sql/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- provision a PostgreSQL or MySQL instance in Cloud SQL
- configure regional failover and read replicas
- turn on backups and point-in-time recovery
- connect through private IP or Cloud SQL Auth Proxy
- define Cloud SQL resources with Terraform

## Example prompts
- Deploy a regional PostgreSQL Cloud SQL instance with backups, private networking, and automatic storage growth.
- Set up `prod-db-replica-eu` for disaster recovery and show how to promote it.
- Write Terraform for `prod-db` using `POSTGRES_16`, `PD_SSD`, private networking, and deletion protection.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: gcp-cloud-sql
description: Provision Cloud SQL and Spanner databases. Configure high availability, backups, and security. Use when deploying managed databases on GCP.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: devops-skills
  version: "1.0"
---

# GCP Cloud SQL

Deploy and manage fully managed relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) on Google Cloud.

## When to Use

- Running production relational databases without managing replication, patching, or backups
- Migrating on-premises PostgreSQL or MySQL workloads to a managed service
- Applications requiring ACID transactions, relational schemas, and SQL query support
- Workloads that need automated high availability with regional failover

## Prerequisites

- Google Cloud SDK (`gcloud`) installed and authenticated
- Cloud SQL Admin API and Service Networking API enabled
- IAM role `roles/cloudsql.admin` for full management

```bash
gcloud services enable sqladmin.googleapis.com servicenetworking.googleapis.com
```

## Instance Tiers Reference

| Tier | vCPUs | Memory | Use Case |
|------|-------|--------|----------|
| db-f1-micro | Shared | 0.6 GB | Dev/test only |
| db-g1-small | Shared | 1.7 GB | Low-traffic staging |
| db-custom-2-8192 | 2 | 8 GB | Small production |
| db-custom-4-16384 | 4 | 16 GB | Medium production |
| db-custom-8-32768 | 8 | 32 GB | High-traffic production |

## Create a PostgreSQL Instance

```bash
gcloud sql instances create prod-db \
  --database-version=POSTGRES_16 \
  --tier=db-custom-4-16384 \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --availability-type=REGIONAL \
  --storage-type=SSD --storage-size=100GB --storage-auto-increase \
  --backup-start-time=02:00 --enable-point-in-time-recovery \
  --retained-backups-count=14 \
  --maintenance-window-day=SUN --maintenance-window-hour=4 \
  --database-flags=max_connections=200,log_min_duration_statement=1000 \
  --root-password=$(openssl rand -base64 24) \
  --labels=env=production,team=backend

gcloud sql databases create myapp --instance=prod-db --charset=UTF8
gcloud sql users create appuser --instance=prod-db \
  --password=$(openssl rand -base64 24)
```

## Create a MySQL Instance

```bash
gcloud sql instances create mysql-prod \
  --database-version=MYSQL_8_0 \
  --tier=db-custom-4-16384 --region=us-central1 \
  --availability-type=REGIONAL \
  --storage-type=SSD --storage-size=100GB --storage-auto-increase \
  --backup-start-time=02:00 --enable-bin-log --retained-backups-count=14 \
  --database-flags=slow_query_log=on,long_query_time=2,max_connections=500 \
  --root-password=$(openssl rand -base64 24)
```

## Private IP Configuration

```bash
# Allocate IP range and create private connection
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