# Database (/docs/postgres/database)

Overview of Prisma Postgres database operations, connections, pooling, backups, and query analysis.

Location: Postgres > Database

This section covers the operational side of Prisma Postgres: how to connect, how pooling works, how to inspect query behavior, and how to manage your database in development and production.

## Start here

- [Connecting to your database](/guides/database-connecting-to-your-database)
- [Connection pooling](/guides/database-connection-pooling)
- [Query Insights](/guides/database-query-insights)

## Operations and maintenance

- [Backups](/guides/database-backups)
- [PostgreSQL extensions](/guides/database-postgres-extensions)
- [Serverless driver](/guides/database-serverless-driver)
- [Local Postgres](/guides/local-development-2-postgres)

## Related pages

- [Prisma Postgres overview](/guides/introduction-2-postgres)
- [Troubleshooting](/guides/more-2-troubleshooting)
- [FAQ](/guides/more-2-faq)

## Related pages

- [`Best Postgres for AI apps`](/guides/introduction-2-postgres-best-postgres-for-ai-apps): Why Prisma Postgres works well for AI and LLM workloads: built-in pooling, edge connectivity, pgvector, and MCP support.
- [`create-db`](/guides/introduction-2-postgres-npx-create-db): Learn how to provision temporary Prisma Postgres databases with create-db
- [`Error reference`](/guides/more-2-error-reference): Error reference documentation for Prisma Postgres
- [`Import from existing database`](/guides/migrating-off-accelerate-postgres-import-from-existing-database): Choose the right path to import data from PostgreSQL or MySQL into Prisma Postgres.
- [`Migrate from Early Access`](/guides/more-2-migrate-from-ea-to-ga): Move your Prisma Postgres Early Access database to a new PostgreSQL 17 database with dump and restore.

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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