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PolarDB:Overview

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

PolarDB-X 1.0 is a distributed database service that is similar to MySQL and Oracle databases.

How it works

PolarDB-X 1.0 provides a complete set of API operations, so your applications connect to it the same way they connect to a single-instance database. Underneath, data is distributed across one or more ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances, and a single PolarDB-X 1.0 database spans the databases provided by those instances.

Database management operations

From the PolarDB-X 1.0 console, you can perform the following operations on a single instance:

  • Create databases

  • View database details

  • Configure read/write splitting

  • Manage tables

  • Manage database shards

  • Configure whitelists

  • Import data

  • View monitoring information