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📊 PMM Server on the SaveinCloud Platform

This guide was created to assist with the installation and configuration of PMM Server (Percona Monitoring and Management) on the SaveinCloud PaaS platform, providing a complete solution for database observability and monitoring.

🔍 Monitor databases such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB with comprehensive dashboards, alerts, and performance analysis.

🚀 Installation via Marketplace​

  1. Access the SaveinCloud panel and click on MARKETPLACE.
  2. Search for PMM Server.
  3. Choose the environment name you want to create and the desired region.

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🔐 Accessing the Web Panel​

After the environment is created, access is done via browser with the login details sent by email:

  • User: admin
  • Password: Sent in the environment creation email
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Do not forget to change the default password after the first login

Initial login screen:

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🔑 We recommend changing the password on first login.

🗺️ Dashboard Overview​

PMM offers comprehensive dashboards for:

  • Query Analytics (QAN)
  • Instance Monitoring (Node Exporter, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
  • Disk, CPU, RAM, and I/O Usage
  • Alerts via Integrated Grafana
  • History of Heavy and Slow Queries

Dashboard example:

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🔌 How to Connect Your Databases to PMM​

▶️ Installing the agent on the database server​

Access your server via SSH and run:

sudo docker pull percona/pmm-client:2

▶️ Registering the server in PMM:​

sudo docker run -d --restart always --name pmm-client     -e PMM_SERVER=https://<IP_ou_Domínio_do_PMM>     -e PMM_USER=admin     -e PMM_PASSWORD='<sua_senha>'     percona/pmm-client:2 watch

▶️ Adding MySQL or PostgreSQL monitoring:​

sudo docker exec -it pmm-client pmm-admin add mysql     --username=root --password=<senha_do_mysql>     --server-url=https://admin:<sua_senha>@<IP_do_PMM>

Or for PostgreSQL:

sudo docker exec -it pmm-client pmm-admin add postgresql     --username=postgres --password=<senha>     --server-url=https://admin:<sua_senha>@<IP_do_PMM>

✅ From this moment, the server will start sending metrics to PMM.

🔧 Port Structure​

ServicePortDescription
Web Panel443HTTPS Access
Web Panel (optional)80HTTP → HTTPS Redirection
Agent → PMM Server443Metrics sending via HTTPS

🛡️ Security Best Practices​

  • 🔒 Always use HTTPS (port 443).
  • Create users with specific permissions in the database, exclusive for PMM.
  • If no external access is needed, use a private IP.
  • Configure the instance firewall to accept connections only from authorized IPs.

🚀 Optimization and Performance​

  • Constantly monitor resource consumption on the panel.
  • PMM consumes about 2~4 GB of RAM depending on the number of monitored instances.
  • Use fast storage (High Performance) for better dashboard performance.

🧠 Frequently Asked Questions​

❓ Can I monitor databases outside SaveinCloud?​

✅ Yes. Provided the database instance allows external access and PMM port 443 is open for external connections.

❓ Does PMM have a cost?​

✅ You only pay for the infrastructure (CPU, RAM, and Storage). The PMM Server tool is open-source and free.

📚 Documentation and Resources​

🧠 Support​

If you have questions or need help, contact SaveinCloud support.