Ch 3: Creating a Postgres Database Service with Aiven

Just a recap of the previous post:

Postgres - the DBMS we are using to create our database
Aiven - where we are hosting our Postgres database service
DBeaver - the GUI we are using to interact with the database

1. Create an Aiven account
   We will be creating our Postgres database service with Aiven, so the initial step is to get an Aiven account.

2. Create an Aiven service
   Next, you need to create a service, which is essentially a database service.
   

You need to select a PostgreSQL service type because we are creating a Postgres database service.

Aiven offers subscription tiers, but you can start with the free tier for your first project, which allows you to create one service - 'database'.

Once created, you should be able to see it under services.

In the next post, we explore how to connect Aiven to DBeaver, enabling you to interact with the database service visually.