> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rivestack.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rivestack Documentation

> Managed PostgreSQL with pgvector, automatic failover, and daily backups

## Managed PostgreSQL, built for production

Rivestack gives you production-ready PostgreSQL databases with high availability, automated backups, and pgvector for AI applications. Deploy in minutes, scale as you grow.

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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started">
    Create your first cluster and connect in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connection Guide" icon="plug" href="/connection-guide">
    Connect from Python, Node.js, Go, or any PostgreSQL client.
  </Card>

  <Card title="pgvector" icon="brain" href="/pgvector">
    Store and query vector embeddings for AI applications.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pricing" icon="credit-card" href="/pricing">
    Free tier for development. Dedicated Solo from $15/month. HA clusters from $35/node/month.
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## Why Rivestack

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  <Card title="pgvector built-in" icon="brain">
    pgvector is enabled by default on your initial database. Build RAG, semantic search, and recommendation systems without extra setup.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automatic failover" icon="shield-halved">
    Patroni-managed HA clusters with streaming replication. Failover happens in seconds with zero data loss.
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  <Card title="Daily backups" icon="clock-rotate-left">
    Automated daily backups with 14-day retention. Point-in-time recovery to any second.
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## Live Demo

<Card title="Ask HN — Semantic Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/ask-hn-demo">
  Try our live demo: semantic search over 30 days of Hacker News, powered by Rivestack pgvector. \~12ms vector queries across 40K chunks.
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## Explore the docs

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  <Card title="High Availability" icon="shield-halved" href="/high-availability">
    How automatic failover and replication keep your data safe.
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  <Card title="Backups & Restore" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/backups">
    Automated backups, retention policies, and point-in-time recovery.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitoring" icon="chart-line" href="/monitoring">
    Real-time metrics for CPU, memory, TPS, connections, and more.
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  <Card title="Scaling" icon="arrow-up-right-dots" href="/scaling">
    Add or remove nodes to match your workload.
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  <Card title="FAQ" icon="circle-question" href="/faq">
    Common questions about Rivestack.
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  <Card title="Terraform Provider" icon="terminal" href="/terraform">
    Manage your databases as infrastructure-as-code.
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