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## Managed database service
[Fly.io Managed Postgres](/docs/mpg/) is a production-ready Postgres service that handles the hard parts for you: high availability, automatic failover, encrypted backups, monitoring and metrics, seamless scaling, and 24/7 support to keep your data fast, safe, and always online.
## Key-value stores
**[Upstash for Redis](/docs/upstash/redis/)** - [Redis](https://redis.io/+external) is an in-memory database commonly used for caching. A managed service by [Upstash](https://upstash.com/+external).
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## Fly Volumes - Disk storage
The Fly Machines in your app provide ephemeral storage, so you get a blank slate on every startup. For hardware-local, persistent storage on Fly.io, use Fly Volumes. You can attach volumes on an app directly, or run a separate database app with volume storage and connect an app to that.
**[Fly Volumes](/docs/volumes/overview):** A Fly Volume is a slice of NVMe disk storage attached to the server that hosts your Machine. Read the [Fly Volumes overview](/docs/volumes/overview/) to find out if volumes are the best solution for your use case.
## Object storage service
**[Tigris Global Object Storage](/docs/tigris/)** - [Tigris](https://www.tigrisdata.com/+external) is a globally distributed S3-compatible object storage service hosted on Fly.io infrastructure.
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## Have a project with special database or storage requirements?
If your project calls for something else, most external databases and storage providers work well with Fly.io. You might just need to spend a bit more time wiring up the networking.
Databases and storage
Managed database service
Fly.io Managed Postgres is a production-ready Postgres service that handles the hard parts for you: high availability, automatic failover, encrypted backups, monitoring and metrics, seamless scaling, and 24/7 support to keep your data fast, safe, and always online.
The Fly Machines in your app provide ephemeral storage, so you get a blank slate on every startup. For hardware-local, persistent storage on Fly.io, use Fly Volumes. You can attach volumes on an app directly, or run a separate database app with volume storage and connect an app to that.
Fly Volumes: A Fly Volume is a slice of NVMe disk storage attached to the server that hosts your Machine. Read the Fly Volumes overview to find out if volumes are the best solution for your use case.
Have a project with special database or storage requirements?
If your project calls for something else, most external databases and storage providers work well with Fly.io. You might just need to spend a bit more time wiring up the networking.
