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TiDB Cloud Release Notes in 2022

This page lists the release notes of TiDB Cloud in 2022.

December 28, 2022

General changes

  • Currently, after upgrading the default TiDB version of all Serverless Tier clusters from v6.3.0 to v6.4.0, the cold start becomes slower in certain circumstances. So we roll back the default TiDB version of all Serverless Tier clusters from v6.4.0 to v6.3.0, then fix the problem as soon as possible, and upgrade it later again.

December 27, 2022

General changes

  • Upgrade the default TiDB version of all Serverless Tier clusters from v6.3.0 to v6.4.0.

  • The point-in-time recovery (PITR) for Dedicated Tier clusters is now in General Availability (GA).

    PITR supports restoring data of any point in time to a new cluster. To use the PITR feature, make sure that your TiDB cluster version is at least v6.4.0 and the TiKV node size is at least 8 vCPU and 16 GiB.

    You can enable or disable the PITR feature in the Backup Settings of the TiDB Cloud console.

    For more information, see Back up and restore TiDB cluster data.

  • Support managing multiple changefeeds and editing existing changefeeds.

    • You can now create as many changefeeds as needed to manage different data replication tasks. Currently, each cluster can have up to 10 changefeeds. For more details, refer to Changefeed overview.
    • You can edit the configuration of an existing changefeed in the paused status. For more information, see Edit a changefeed.

  • Support directly migrating data from Amazon Aurora MySQL, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) MySQL, or self-hosted MySQL-compatible databases to TiDB Cloud online. This feature is now in General Availability.

    • Provide services in the following 6 regions:
      • AWS Oregon (us-west-2)
      • AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1)
      • AWS Mumbai (ap-south-1)
      • AWS Singapore (ap-southeast-1)
      • AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1)
      • AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1)
    • Support multiple specifications. You can choose an appropriate specification according to the required performance to achieve optimal data migration experience.

    For how to migrate data to TiDB Cloud, refer to user documentation. For billing details, refer to Data Migration billing.

  • Support importing local CSV files to TiDB Cloud.

    It only takes a few clicks to complete the task configuration, and then your local CSV data can be quickly imported into your TiDB cluster. When using this method, you do not need to provide the cloud storage bucket path and Role ARN. The whole importing process is quick and smooth.

    For more information, see Import local files to TiDB Cloud.

December 20, 2022

General changes

  • Add the label project name to the Datadog Dashboard as a filter to provide project information.

    You can use the filter project name to quickly find the cluster you want.

December 13, 2022

General changes

  • Introduce TiDB Cloud SQL Editor (Beta) for Serverless Tier.

    This is a web-based SQL editor that allows you to directly edit and run SQL queries against databases of Serverless Tier. You can locate it easily in the left navigation bar of your Serverless Tier cluster.

    For Serverless Tier, the Web SQL Shell is replaced by the SQL Editor.

  • Support using Changefeeds to stream data for Dedicated Tier.

    • Support streaming data change logs to MySQL.

      When data is migrated from MySQL/Aurora to TiDB, it is often necessary to use MySQL as a stand-by database to prevent unexpected data migration problems. In this case, you can use MySQL sink to stream data from TiDB to MySQL.

    • Support streaming data change logs to Apache Kafka (Beta).

      Streaming TiDB data to the message queue is a very common requirement for data integration scenarios. You can use Kafka sink to realize integration with other data processing systems (such as Snowflake), or support business consuming.

      For more information, refer to Changefeed Overview.

  • Organization owners can edit the organization's name in Organization Settings.

Console changes

  • Optimize the navigation layout of the TiDB Cloud console to provide users with a new navigation experience.

    The new layout includes the following changes:

    • Introduce the left navigation bar to maximize screen usage efficiency.
    • Adopt a flatter navigation hierarchy.

  • Improve the Connect experience for Serverless Tier users.

    Now developers can connect to SQL editor or with their preferred tools in just a few clicks without context switching.

December 6, 2022

General changes

November 29, 2022

General changes

  • Improve the user experience from AWS Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace.

    No matter whether you are new to TiDB Cloud or you already have a TiDB Cloud account, now you can link with your AWS or GCP billing account, which makes it easier to complete AWS or GCP Marketplace subscriptions.

    For how to make the link, see Billing from AWS Marketplace or Google Cloud Marketplace.

November 22, 2022

General changes

  • Support directly migrating data from Amazon Aurora MySQL, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) MySQL, or self-hosted MySQL-compatible databases to TiDB Cloud online (beta).

    Previously, you needed to pause your business and import data offline, or use third-party tools to migrate data to TiDB Cloud, which was complicated. Now, with the Data Migration feature, you only need to perform operations on your TiDB Cloud console and securely migrate your data to TiDB Cloud with minimal downtime.

    In addition, Data Migration provides full and incremental data migration capabilities to migrate both existing data and ongoing changes from your data source to TiDB Cloud.

    Currently, the Data Migration feature is still in beta. It is available only for Dedicated Tier clusters and only in the AWS Oregon (us-west-2) and AWS Singapore (ap-southeast-1) regions. You can create one migration job for free for each organization. To create multiple migration jobs for an organization, you need to file a ticket.

    For detailed information, see Migrate MySQL-Compatible Databases to TiDB Cloud Using Data Migration.

November 15, 2022

General changes

  • Support point-in-time recovery (PITR) for Dedicated Tier clusters (beta).

    PITR supports restoring data of any point in time to a new cluster. You can use it to:

    • Reduce RPO in disaster recovery.
    • Resolve data write errors by restoring point-in-time that is before the error event.
    • Audit the historical data of the business.

    To use the PITR feature, make sure that your TiDB cluster version is at least v6.3.0 and the TiKV node size is at least 8 vCPU and 16 GiB.

    By default, backup data is stored in the same region where the cluster is created. In Japan, for TiDB clusters hosted on GCP with PITR enabled, you can choose to store backup data in one or two regions (Tokyo and/or Osaka). Restoring data from an alternative region provides a higher level of data safety and can tolerate region failures.

    For more information, see Back Up and Restore TiDB Cluster Data.

    This feature is still in beta and only available upon request:

    • Click Help in the lower-right corner of TiDB Cloud console.
    • In the dialog, fill in "Apply for PITR" in the Description field and click Send.

  • The database audit logging feature is now GA.

    You can use database audit logging to record a history of user access details (such as any SQL statements executed) in logs and conduct a periodic analysis of the database audit logs, which helps keep your database secure.

    For more information, see Database Audit Logging.

November 8, 2022

General changes

  • Improve the user feedback channel.

    Now you can request a demo or credits in Support > Give Feedback in the TiDB Cloud console. This can be helpful if you want to learn more about TiDB Cloud.

    After receiving your request, we will contact you to provide help as soon as possible.

October 28, 2022

General changes

  • Developer Tier is upgraded to Serverless Tier. Serverless Tier, a fully-managed, auto-scaling deployment of TiDB, is now available. It is still in beta and free to use.

    • A Serverless Tier cluster still contains fully functional HTAP ability as Dedicated Tier clusters.
    • Serverless Tier offers you faster cluster creation time and instantaneous cold start time. Compared with Developer Tier, the creation time reduces from minutes to seconds.
    • You do not need to worry about deployment topology. Serverless Tier will adjust automatically according to your requests.
    • Serverless Tier enforces TLS connection to clusters for the sake of security.
    • Existing Developer Tier clusters will be automatically migrated to Serverless Tier in the coming months. Your ability to use your cluster should not be affected, and you will not be charged for the use of your Serverless Tier cluster in beta.

    Get started here.

October 25, 2022

General changes

October 19, 2022

Integration changes

October 18, 2022

General changes

  • For Dedicated Tier clusters, the minimum storage size of a TiKV or TiFlash node is changed from 500 GiB to 200 GiB. This will be more cost-effective for users whose workloads are in small data volumes.

    For more details, see TiKV node storage and TiFlash node storage.

  • Introduce online contracts to customize TiDB Cloud subscriptions and meet compliance requirements.

    A Contract tab is added to the Billing page of the TiDB Cloud console. If you have agreed with our sales on a contract and received an email to process the contract online, you can go to the Contract tab to review and accept the contract. To learn more about contracts, feel free to contact our sales.

Documentation changes

  • Add documentation for TiDB Cloud Terraform Provider.

    TiDB Cloud Terraform Provider is a plugin that allows you to use Terraform to manage TiDB Cloud resources, such as clusters, backups, and restores. If you are looking for a simple way to automate resource provisioning and your infrastructure workflow, you can try out TiDB Cloud Terraform Provider according to the documentation.

October 11, 2022

General changes

Console changes

  • Optimize billing information on the billing details page:

    • Provide more fine-grained billing information at the node level in the Summary By Service section.
    • Add a Usage Details section. You can also download usage details as a CSV file.

September 27, 2022

General changes

  • Support joining multiple organizations by invitation.

    In the TiDB Cloud console, you can view all organizations you have joined and switch between them. For details, see Switch between organizations.

  • Add the Slow Query page for SQL diagnosis.

    On the Slow Query page, you can search and view all slow queries in your TiDB cluster, and explore the bottlenecks of each slow query by viewing its execution plan, SQL execution information, and other details.

  • When you reset the password for your account, TiDB Cloud will check your new password input against your last four passwords, and remind you to avoid using any of them. Any of the four used passwords will not be permitted.

    For details, see Password Authentication.

September 20, 2022

General changes

  • Introduce the cost quota-based invoice for self-service users.

    TiDB Cloud will generate an invoice once your cost reaches a quota. To raise the quota or to receive invoices per month, contact our sales.

  • Exempt the storage operation fee from the Data Backup Cost. See TiDB Cloud Pricing Details for the latest pricing information.

Console changes

  • Provide a new web UI for data import. The new UI provides better user experience and makes data import more efficient.

    Using the new UI, you can preview the data to be imported, view the import process, and manage all import tasks easily.

API changes

  • The TiDB Cloud API (beta) is now available to all users.

    You can start using the API by creating an API key in the TiDB Cloud console. For more information, refer to API documentation.

September 15, 2022

General changes

  • Support connecting to TiDB Cloud Dedicated Tier clusters via TLS.

    For Dedicated Tier clusters, the Standard Connection tab in the Connect dialog now provides a link to download the TiDB cluster CA and also provides the connection string and sample code for TLS connection. You can connect to your Dedicated Tier cluster via TLS using third-party MySQL clients, MyCLI, and multiple connection methods for your applications, such as JDBC, Python, Go, and Node.js. This feature ensures the security of data transmission from your applications to TiDB clusters.

September 14, 2022

Console changes

  • Optimize the UI of the Clusters page and the cluster overview page for better user experience.

    In the new design, the entrances of upgrade to Dedicated Tier, cluster connection, and data import are highlighted.

  • Introduce Playground for Developer Tier clusters.

    Playground contains a pre-loaded dataset of GitHub events, which allows you to get started with TiDB Cloud by running queries instantly, without importing your data or connecting to a client.

September 13, 2022

General changes

  • Support a new Google Cloud region for Dedicated Tier clusters: N. Virginia (us-east4).

September 9, 2022

General changes

  • Provide more metrics of Dedicated Tier clusters in Datadog to help you better understand the cluster performance status.

    If you have integrated TiDB Cloud with Datadog, you can view these metrics in your Datadog dashboards directly.

September 6, 2022

General changes

Console changes

  • Now you can apply for a PoC from the entry in the upper-right corner of the TiDB Cloud console.

API changes

  • Support increasing the storage of a TiKV or TiFlash node through the TiDB Cloud API. You can use the storage_size_gib field of the API endpoint to do the scaling.

    Currently, TiDB Cloud API is still in beta and only available upon request.

    For details, see Modify a Dedicated Tier cluster.

August 30, 2022

General changes

  • Support AWS PrivateLink-powered endpoint connection as a new network access management option for TiDB Cloud Dedicated Tier clusters.

    The endpoint connection is secure and private, and does not expose your data to the public internet. In addition, the endpoint connection supports CIDR overlap and is easier for network management.

    For more information, see Set Up Private Endpoint Connections.

Console changes

  • Provide sample connection strings of MySQL, MyCLI, JDBC, Python, Go, and Node.js in the VPC Peering tab and Private Endpoint tab of the Connect dialog for Dedicated Tier clusters.

    You can easily connect to your Dedicated Tier cluster by simply copying and pasting the connection codes to your apps.

August 24, 2022

General changes

August 23, 2022

General changes

API changes

  • Introduce TiDB Cloud API as beta.

    Through this API, you can manage TiDB Cloud resources such as clusters automatically and efficiently. For more information, see TiDB Cloud API Documentation.

    Currently, TiDB Cloud API is still in beta and only available upon request. You can apply for API access by submitting a request:

    • Click Help in the lower-right corner of TiDB Cloud console.
    • In the dialog, fill in "Apply for TiDB Cloud API" in the Description field and click Send.

August 16, 2022

  • Add 2 vCPU, 8 GiB (Beta) node size of TiDB and TiKV as beta.

    • For each 2 vCPU, 8 GiB (Beta) TiKV node, the storage size is between 200 GiB and 500 GiB.

    • Suggested usage scenarios:

      • Low-workload production environments for SMB
      • PoC and staging environments
      • Development environments

  • Introduce Credits (previously named as trail points) for PoC users.

    You can now view information about your organization's credits on the Credits tab of the Billing page, the credits can be used to pay for TiDB Cloud fees. You can contact us to get credits.

August 9, 2022

  • Add the support of the GCP region Osaka for Dedicated Tier cluster creation.

August 2, 2022

  • The 4 vCPU, 16 GiB node size of TiDB and TiKV is now in General Availability (GA).

    • For each 4 vCPU, 16 GiB TiKV node, the storage size is between 200 GiB and 2 TiB.

    • Suggested usage scenarios:

      • Low workload production environments for SMB
      • PoC and staging environments
      • Development environments

  • Add a Monitoring page to the Diagnosis tab for Dedicated Tier clusters.

    The Monitoring page provides a system-level entry for overall performance diagnosis. According to the top-down performance analysis methodology, the Monitoring page organizes TiDB performance metrics based on database time breakdown and displays these metrics in different colors. By checking these colors, you can identify performance bottlenecks of the entire system at the first glance, which significantly reduces performance diagnosis time and simplifies performance analysis and diagnosis.

  • Add a switch to enable or disable Custom Pattern on the Data Import page for CSV and Parquet source files.

    The Custom Pattern feature is disabled by default. You can enable it when you are going to import CSV or Parquet files whose filenames match a certain pattern to a single target table.

    For more information, see Import CSV Files and Import Apache Parquet Files.

  • Add TiDB Cloud Support Plans (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Premium) to meet different support needs of customers' organizations. For more information, see TiDB Cloud Support.

  • Optimize the UI of the Clusters page and the cluster details page:

    • Add Connect and Import data buttons to the Clusters page.
    • Move Connect and Import data buttons to the upper-right corner on the cluster details page.

July 28, 2022

  • Add the Allow Access from Anywhere button to the Security Quick Start dialog, which allows your cluster to be accessible by any IP addresses. For more information, see Configure Cluster Security Settings.

July 26, 2022

  • Support automatic hibernation and resuming for new Developer Tier clusters.

    A Developer Tier cluster will not be deleted after 7 days of inactivity so you can still use it at any time until the one-year free trial ends. After 24 hours of inactivity, the Developer Tier cluster will hibernate automatically. To resume the cluster, either send a new connection to the cluster or click the Resume button in the TiDB Cloud console. The cluster will be resumed within 50 seconds and back to service automatically.

  • Add a user name prefix limitation for new Developer Tier clusters.

    Whenever you use or set a database user name, you must include the prefix for your cluster in the user name. For more information, see User name prefix.

  • Disable the backup and restore feature for Developer Tier clusters.

    The backup and restore feature (including both automatic backup and manual backup) is disabled for Developer Tier clusters. You can still use Dumpling to export your data as a backup.

  • Increase the storage size of a Developer Tier cluster from 500 MiB to 1 GiB.

  • Add breadcrumbs to the TiDB Cloud console to improve the navigation experience.

  • Support configuring multiple filter rules when you import data into TiDB Cloud.

  • Remove the Traffic Filters page from Project Settings, and remove the Add Rules from Default Set button from the Connect to TiDB dialog.

July 19, 2022

  • Provide a new option for TiKV node size: 8 vCPU, 32 GiB. You can choose either 8 vCPU, 32 GiB or 8 vCPU, 64 GiB for an 8 vCPU TiKV node.
  • Support syntax highlighting in sample code provided in the Connect to TiDB dialog to improve code readability. You can easily identify the parameters that you need to replace in the sample code.
  • Support automatically validating whether TiDB Cloud can access your source data after you confirm the import task on the Data Import Task page.
  • Change the theme color of the TiDB Cloud console to make it consistent with that of PingCAP website.

July 12, 2022

  • Add the Validate button to the Data Import Task page for Amazon S3, which helps you detect data access issues before the data import starts.
  • Add Billing Profile under the Payment Method tab. By providing your tax registration number in Billing Profile, certain taxes might be exempted from your invoice. For more information, see Edit billing profile information.

July 05, 2022

  • The columnar storage TiFlash is now in General Availability (GA).

    • TiFlash makes TiDB essentially an Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database. Your application data is first stored in TiKV and then replicated to TiFlash via the Raft consensus algorithm. So it is real time replication from the row storage to the columnar storage.

    • For tables with TiFlash replicas, the TiDB optimizer automatically determines whether to use either TiKV or TiFlash replicas based on the cost estimation.

      To experience the benefits brought by TiFlash, see TiDB Cloud HTAP Quick Start Guide.

  • Support increasing the storage size of TiKV and TiFlash for a Dedicated Tier cluster.

  • Support showing the memory information in the node size field.

June 28, 2022

June 23, 2022

  • Increase the maximum storage capacity of TiKV on TiDB Cloud.

    • 8 vCPU or 16 vCPU TiKV: support up to 4 TiB storage capacity.
    • 4 vCPU TiKV: support up to 2 TiB storage capacity.

June 21, 2022

  • Add the support of the GCP region Taiwan for Dedicated Tier cluster creation.
  • Support updating user profiles in the TiDB Cloud console, including first name, last time, company name, country, and phone number.
  • Provide the connection strings for MySQL, MyCLI, JDBC, Python, Go, and Node.js in the Connect to TiDB dialog so you can easily connect to your TiDB cluster.
  • Support obtaining bucket regions from bucket URIs automatically during data import to save your effort to fill in such information.

June 16, 2022

  • Simplify the cluster creation process.

    • When you create a cluster, TiDB Cloud provides a default cluster name. You can either use the default name or update it.
    • When you create a cluster, you do not need to set the password on the Create a Cluster page.
    • During or after the cluster creation, you can set the root password to access the cluster and also the IP addresses to connect to the cluster in the Security Quick Start dialog box.

June 14, 2022

  • Upgrade TiDB Cloud to TiDB v6.1.0 for Developer Tier.
  • Optimize the entrance of Project Settings. From the TiDB Cloud console, you can choose a target project and go to its settings easily by clicking the Project Settings tab.
  • Optimize the experience of password expiration by providing expiration messages in the TiDB Cloud console.

June 7, 2022

  • Add the Try Free registration page to quickly sign up for TiDB Cloud.
  • Remove the Proof of Concept plan option from the plan selection page. If you want to apply for a 14-day PoC trial for free, contact us. For more information, see Perform a Proof of Concept (PoC) with TiDB Cloud.
  • Improve the system security by prompting users who sign up for TiDB Cloud with emails and passwords to reset their passwords every 90 days. For more information, see Password Authentication.

May 24, 2022

  • Support customizing TiDB port number when you create or restore a Dedicated Tier cluster.

May 19, 2022

  • Add the support of the AWS region Frankfurt for Developer Tier cluster creation.

May 18, 2022

  • Support signing up TiDB Cloud with a GitHub account.

May 13, 2022

  • Support signing up TiDB Cloud with a Google account.

May 1, 2022

  • Support configuring vCPU size of TiDB, TiKV, and TiFlash when you create or restore a Dedicated Tier cluster.
  • Add the support of the AWS region Mumbai for cluster creation.
  • Update the compute, storage, and data transfer cost for TiDB Cloud billing.

April 7, 2022

March 31, 2022

TiDB Cloud is now in General Availability. You can sign up and select one of the following options:

March 25, 2022

New feature:

  • Support TiDB Cloud built-in alerting.

    With the TiDB Cloud built-in alerting feature, you can be notified by emails whenever a TiDB Cloud cluster in your project triggers one of TiDB Cloud built-in alert conditions.

March 15, 2022

General changes:

  • No cluster tier with the fixed cluster size any more. You can customize the cluster size of TiDB, TiKV, and TiFlash easily.
  • Support adding TiFlash nodes for an existing cluster without TiFlash.
  • Support specifying the storage size (500 to 2048 GiB) when creating a new cluster. The storage size cannot be changed after the cluster is created.
  • Introduce a new public region: eu-central-1.
  • Deprecate 8 vCPU TiFlash and provide 16 vCPU TiFlash.
  • Separate the price of CPU and storage (both have 30% public preview discount).
  • Update the billing information and the price table.

New features:

March 04, 2022

New feature:

  • Support the Datadog integration.

    With the Datadog integration, you can configure TiDB Cloud to send metric data about your TiDB clusters to Datadog. After that, you can view these metrics in your Datadog dashboards directly.

February 15, 2022

General change:

Improvement:

January 11, 2022

General change:

  • Upgrade TiDB Operator to v1.2.6.

Improvement:

  • Add a suggested option --connect-timeout 15 to the MySQL client on the Connect page.

Bug fixes:

  • Fix the issue that a user cannot create a cluster if the password contains a single quote.
  • Fix the issue that even an organization only has one owner, the owner can be deleted or changed to another role.

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