PlanetScale documentation
PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible database that brings you scale, performance, and reliability — without sacrificing developer experience.
With PlanetScale, you get the power of horizontal sharding, non-blocking schema changes, and many more powerful database features without the pain of implementing them.
New to PlanetScale?
Follow this step-by-step guide to quickly get up and running with PlanetScale.
PlanetScale quickstart guide
Deploy a database and learn the basics of using PlanetScale with an example.
Sharding with PlanetScale
Distribute your data across several instances with horizontal sharding.