Right now, the size limitation on the Retool Cloud database is limiting what we can do. It seems there is no way to pay for a larger cloud database? And, it also seems that there isn't the size limitation for the database in the on-prem version.
I'm guessing it's using up storage on the server, rather than Retool's cloud, so all good. Is that true, or did I miss the detail that specified the database size for on-prem? I'd hate to go through the trouble to move, only to find out, that didn't solve my problem...
Hi @nl-setech! Great question, and a two-part answer for you:
- If you're only looking to increase your RetoolDB storage by a little bit, you can contact your Retool Account Executive (or if you don't have one, Retool Support) to request a limit increase.
- If you're needing a lot of additional storage, I agree that on-prem is the way to go here. On self-hosted deployments, you can use your own PostgreSQL database to host Retool Database. Your database automatically connects to the main Retool backend service for your deployment, which allows you to use Retool Database's interface for managing data. Because you control your own PostgreSQL database on self-hosted deployments, there are no data size limits for usage on-prem.
This page in our docs provides a lot of great detail on the specifics of using Retool Database on-prem -- I'd recommend checking it out!