Neon feature guides

Autoscaling

Automatically scale compute resources up and down based on demand.

• Learn about autoscaling

  Find out how autoscaling can reduce your costs.

• Enable autoscaling

  Enable autoscaling to automatically scale compute resources on demand

Autosuspend

Control when Neon compute resources scale to zero.

• Learn about Autosuspend

  Discover how Neon can reduce your compute to zero when not in use

• Configure Autosuspend

  Configure autosuspend to control when your compute scales to zero

Branching

Branch data the same way you branch your code.

• Learn about branching

  With Neon, you can instantly branch your data in the same way that you branch your code

• Point-in-time restore

  Restore your data to a past state with database branching

• Test queries on a branch

  Use branching to test queries before running them in production

• Branching with the CLI

  Create and manage branches with the Neon CLI

• Branching with the API

  Create and manage branches with the Neon API

• Branching with GitHub Actions

  Automate branching with GitHub Actions

• Refresh a branch

  Refresh a development branch with the Neon API

• Promote a branch to default

  Promote a branch to default with the the Neon API

Logical replication

Replicate data from Neon to external data platforms and services.

• Logical replication guide

  Get started with logical replication in Neon

• Logical replication concepts

  Learn about Postgres logical replication concepts

• Manage logical replication

  Learn how to manage logical replication in Neon

Read replicas

Learn how Neon read replicas can help you scale and manage read-only workloads.

• Learn about read replicas

  Learn how Neon maximizes scalability and more with read replicas

• Working with read replicas

  How to create and manage read replicas

• Data analysis and reporting

  Offload data analysis and reporting queries to read replicas

• Use read replicas with Prisma

  Scale your applications with Neon read replicas and Prisma Client

Time Travel

Travel back in time to view your database's history.

• Learn about Time Travel

  Learn how to query point-in-time connections against your data's history

• Time Travel tutorial

  Use Time Travel to analyze changes made to your database over time

Schema Diff

Compare your database branches.

• Learn about Schema Diff

  Learn how to use Neon's Schema Diff tool to compare branches of your database

• Schema Diff tutorial

  Step-by-step guide showing you how to compare two development branches using Schema Diff

Project sharing

Share your Neon project with anyone.

• Share your Neon project with others

  Give other users access to your project from the Neon Console, API, and CLI

IP Allow

Limit access to trusted IP addresses.

• Define your IP allowlist

  Learn how to limit database access to trusted IP addresses

Protected branches

Protect your production or sensitive data.

• Configure protected branches

  Learn how to use Neon's protected branches feature to secure access to critical data