Opt-in: --services cloudsql,cloudsql-mysql,memorystore

Real PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey. No admin API.

Real database engines reached with ordinary drivers: PostgreSQL and MySQL for Cloud SQL, Valkey for Redis clients.

Backed by: PostgreSQL 17.11, MySQL 8.4.11 and Valkey Real engine

In the console

The read-only Cloud SQL editor in the local console
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What it covers

Google publishes no Cloud SQL or Memorystore emulator, so CloudBurrow runs the real engines in the cluster: PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey, reached with ordinary drivers. There is no admin API for either.

  • PostgreSQL 17.11 (cloudsql)
  • MySQL 8.4.11 (cloudsql-mysql)
  • Valkey for Redis clients (memorystore)
  • A read-only SQL editor for Cloud SQL in the console

What's verified

Not in the generated coverage table. See docs/compatibility.md for what is tested.

Not supported

  • No Cloud SQL Admin API: no instances, connection names, IAM database authentication, backups or replicas #121
  • No Memorystore admin API (redis.googleapis.com)
  • Memorystore is not in the console

Source: docs/compatibility.md at main 82a2eb9.

Questions

Can I create Cloud SQL instances with gcloud or Terraform?

No. Google publishes no Cloud SQL emulator, and there is no sqladmin endpoint (#121). This is a real database reached with an ordinary driver.
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