Neon feature guides

Autoscaling

Automatically scale compute resources up and down based on demand.

• Learn about autoscaling

  Find out how autoscaling can reduce your costs.

• Enable autoscaling

  Enable autoscaling to automatically scale compute resources on demand

Scale to zero

Enable or disable scale to zero for your Neon computes.

• Learn about scale to zero

  Discover how Neon can reduce your compute to zero when not in use

• Configure scale to zero

  Enable or disable scale to zero to control if your compute suspends due to inactivity

Branching

Branch data the same way you branch your code.

• Learn about branching

  With Neon, you can instantly branch your data in the same way that you branch your code

• Point-in-time restore

  Restore your data to a past state with database branching

• Test queries on a branch

  Use branching to test queries before running them in production

• Branching with the CLI

  Create and manage branches with the Neon CLI

• Branching with the API

  Create and manage branches with the Neon API

• Branching with GitHub Actions

  Automate branching with GitHub Actions

• Refresh a branch

  Refresh a development branch with the Neon API

Logical replication

Replicate data from Neon to external data platforms and services.

• Logical replication guide

  Get started with logical replication in Neon

• Logical replication concepts

  Learn about Postgres logical replication concepts

• Logical replication commands

  Commands for managing your logical replication configuration

• Logical replication in Neon

  Information about logical replication specific to Neon

Read replicas

Learn how Neon read replicas can help you scale and manage read-only workloads.

• Learn about read replicas

  Learn how Neon maximizes scalability and more with read replicas

• Create and manage Read Replicas

  Learn how to create, connect to, configure, delete, and monitor read replicas

• Scale your app with Read Replicas

  Scale your app with read replicas using built-in framework support

• Run analytics queries with Read Replicas

  Leverage read replicas for running data-intensive analytics queries

• Run ad-hoc queries with Read Replicas

  Leverage read replicas for running ad-hoc queries

• Provide read-only access with Read Replicas

  Leverage read replicas to provide read-only access to your data

Time Travel

Travel back in time to view your database's history.

• Learn about Time Travel

  Learn how to query point-in-time connections against your data's history

• Time Travel tutorial

  Use Time Travel to analyze changes made to your database over time

Schema Diff

Compare your database branches.

• Learn about Schema Diff

  Learn how to use Neon's Schema Diff tool to compare branches of your database

• Schema Diff tutorial

  Step-by-step guide showing you how to compare two development branches using Schema Diff

Project collaboration

Invite other users to collaborate on your Neon project.

• Collaborate on your Neon project

  Give other users access to your project from the Neon Console, API, and CLI

IP Allow

Limit access to trusted IP addresses.

• Define your IP allowlist

  Learn how to limit database access to trusted IP addresses

Protected branches

Protect your production or sensitive data.

• Configure protected branches

  Learn how to use Neon's protected branches feature to secure access to critical data

Private Networking

Secure your database connections with private access.

• Private Networking

  Learn how to connect your application to a Neon database via AWS PrivateLink, bypassing the open internet