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{: #getting-started-cdb-provision-instance}
Complete the steps for provisioning a {{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} instance of your preferred service. Provision through the catalog{: external}, the {{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} CLI plug-in{: external}, the {{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} API{: external}, through Terraform{: external}, or through pre-built, open-source, and enterprise-ready Terraform IBM Modules (TIM){: external}.
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} offers two hosting models: Shared Compute and Isolated Compute. Shared Compute is a flexible multi-tenant offering for dynamic, fine-tuned, and decoupled capacity selections. Isolated Compute is a secure single-tenant offering for complex, highly-performant enterprise workloads. For more information, see the Hosting models overview.
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{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}}{: external}
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{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-mongodb}}{: external} offers two plans: Standard and Enterprise. {: note}
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{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-redis}}{: external}
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{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-elasticsearch}}{: external} offers two plans: Enterprise and Platinum. {: note}
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{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-mysql}}{: external}
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{{site.data.keyword.messages-for-rabbitmq}}{: external}
{: #getting-started-cdb-provision-instance-next-steps}
After provisioning a {{site.data.keyword.databases-for}} service intance, set up notifications.