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# Features and Benefits

## Features

* **Fully managed lifecycle:** <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> provisions, patches, monitors, and handles failover for your PostgreSQL clusters; no infrastructure management required.
* **High availability:** Each cluster runs a primary node with warm standby replicas. Failover is automatic, and you can scale horizontally or vertically without downtime.
* **Automated backups and point-in-time recovery:** WAL-based backups run automatically. You can restore your cluster to any point within the backup window.
* **Independent backup location:** Your backup region is separate from your cluster region, so your backups are stored off-site by default.
* **Region-specific deployments:** Clusters are available across nine <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> regions, each with a dedicated endpoint.
* **Token-based authentication:** All API access uses token authentication. Client connections are TLS-encrypted with SCRAM-SHA-256 password authentication.
* **Log and metrics forwarding:** Cluster logs and metrics are forwarded to <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> Logging and Monitoring Services when enabled on the cluster.
* **PostgreSQL version support:** Clusters run PostgreSQL versions 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18.

## Benefits

* **Reduced operational overhead:** <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> handles the operational work: patching, backups, failover, and infrastructure monitoring, so your team spends time on the product, not the platform.
* **Data recoverability:** Point-in-time recovery means an accidental deletion or data corruption is not permanent. You can restore to before it happened.
* **Continuous availability:** Automatic failover to a standby replica keeps your service running if the primary node fails, without manual intervention.
* **Regional flexibility:** Nine regions with dedicated endpoints let you place your database close to your application and meet data residency requirements.
* **Built-in security:** Token authentication, TLS encryption, and private LAN connectivity are built in; no additional security tooling to configure.
* **Native observability:** Logs and metrics flow directly to your <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> Logging and Monitoring Services, so you monitor PostgreSQL alongside the rest of your infrastructure.


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