Edit this pageDocumentationFAQOperating VitessOperating Vitess Documentation Documentationv22.0 (Development) Overview Get Started Concepts User Guides Reference v21.0 (Stable) Overview Get Started Concepts User Guides Reference v20.0 (Stable) Overview Get Started Concepts User Guides Reference Learning Resources Contribute Build on macOS PR Naming Conventions Build on Ubuntu/Debian Build on CentOS GitHub Workflow Coding Standards Sample First Issue Parser and AST Troubleshoot Elevated query latency on primary Primary starts up read-only Vitess sees the wrong tablet as primary FAQ Getting Started Migrating Operating Vitess Troubleshooting Sharding Advanced Configuration Releases Release Cycle Release Team Release Notes Roadmap Design Docs Query Serving Online DDL VReplication VTTablet Miscellaneous Archives Older Version Docs v19.0 (Archived) v18.0 (Archived) v17.0 (Archived) v16.0 (Archived) v15.0 (Archived) v14.0 (Archived) v13.0 (Archived) v12.0 (Archived) v11.0 (Archived)OverviewAm I really limited to 250 GB as my tablet size? Why?How does Vitess work with AWS, Azure, GCP?What are my options to run Vitess?Does Vitess only work on Kubernetes?What is the Vitess Operator?How much resources (memory, CPU, disk) does Vitess use?How do reparents work in Vitess?ConfigurationHow do I connect to vtgate using MySQL protocol?Must the application know about the sharding scheme in Vitess?Can the primary/replica be pinned to one region?Can data replication from a primary region cell be controlled?Can I change the default database name?QueriesHow can I perform a full table scan without the row limit per query?Can I choose between primary and replica for query routing?Can I address a specific shard if I want to?Can I set a session variable query timeout?Can I increase the resource pool timeout for streaming requests?Backup and RestoreHow do backups work in vitess?What is XtraBackup and how does Vitess use it?What are my options to restore in vitess?KubernetesHow does Vitess work with Kubernetes?How can I resize my Kubernetes storage when using Vitess?How do I switch database technologies in Kubernetes?