# IONOS Cloud Documentation

#### Latest Release: [DBaaS MongoDB User Guide](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/mongodb)

### Getting Started

With [<mark style="color:blue;">Data Center Designer</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/tutorials) (DCD), IONOS Cloud's visual user interface, you can create a fully functioning Virtual Data Center. Learn more about the DCD and consult our code-free guides:

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[data-center-designer](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/getting-started/data-center-designer)
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### APIs, SDKs & Tools

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### Product User Guides

Setup and manage your products and services via examples and troubleshooting cases below:

| **Compute Engine**                                                                                                                                    |                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Virtual Machines**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers) | Scalable instances with a dedicated resource functionality. | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark> ](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers#recommended-how-tos)\| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/api-specification-files/api-overview) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/virtual-servers/virtual-servers-faq) |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Block Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage)      | Add more SSD or HDD storage to your existing instances.     | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage#recommended-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/api-specification-files/api-overview) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/block-storage/block-storage-faq)       |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Networks**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/networks)                | Internal, external and core network configurations.         | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/networks#recommended-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/api-specification-files/api-overview) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/compute-engine/networks/networks-faq)                      |

| **Managed Services**                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Kubernetes**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-kubernetes)                     | Facilitate a fully automated setup of Kubernetes clusters.                                       | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark> ](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-kubernetes#recommended-how-tos)\| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Kubernetes) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-kubernetes/kubernetes-faq)                                                                                           |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**NAT Gateway**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/nat-gateway)                               | Configure and connect private VMs to public repositories.                                        | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/nat-gateway#recommended-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/NAT-Gateways)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Network Load Balancer**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/network-load-balancer)           | Automatically distribute your workloads over several servers.                                    | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/network-load-balancer#recommended-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Network-Load-Balancers)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Application Load Balancer**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/application-load-balancer)   | Improve application responsiveness and availability.                                             | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark> ](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/early-access/application-load-balancer#recommended-how-tos)\| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Application-Load-Balancers)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**DBaaS PostgreSQL**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/postgresql) | Manage PostgreSQL cluster operations, database scaling, patching, backup creation, and security. | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/postgresql/dcd-howtos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/postgresql/api-howtos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/postgresql/postgresql-faq) |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**DBaaS MongoDB**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/mongodb)       | Manage MongoDB clusters, along with scaling, security, and creating snapshots for backups.       | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/database-as-a-service/mongodb/api-howtos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/mongodb/v1/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Monitoring as a Service**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service)   | Gather metrics on Virtual Server and Cube resource utilization.                                  | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/dcd-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/monitoring/v1/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| **Storage & Backup**                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**IONOS S3 Object Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/s3-object-storage) | Create buckets and store objects with this S3 Object Storage compliant service. | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/s3-object-storage#recommended-how-tos) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/)                                                                                                                                                         |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Managed Backup**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-backup)             | Secure your data with high-performance cloud backups.                           | [<mark style="color:blue;">How-Tos</mark> ](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-backup#recommended-how-tos)\| [<mark style="color:blue;">Reference</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference) \| [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/managed-backup/managed-backup-faq) |