# MatrixOne

This section explains how to use the **MatrixOne database instance console** to create and manage instances, connect and sign in, manage billing, monitor instances, configure alerts, view events, and manage permissions within an instance.

For SQL syntax and functions, see [Reference: SQL](../../reference/sql/index.md). To connect to the database from an application, see [Development](../../developer/index.md).

## What you can do in this section

- Create and manage Serverless, Standard, and other instance types
- Connect to instances over public or private networks, through the management platform, or with clients and drivers for multiple programming languages
- Manage account top-ups, bills, renewals, configuration changes, and unsubscribing
- View instance and business metrics, as well as data object information
- Configure instance alerts and notification recipients
- View operations events from the past month
- Manage users, roles, and object permissions within an instance

## Pages in this section

| Page | Content |
| --- | --- |
| [Database instances](instances.md) | Create, connect to, sign in to, terminate, and restore instances; view instance status |
| [Instance billing](../billing/matrixone-billing.md) | Accounts, top-ups, vouchers, bills, pricing, renewal, configuration changes, unsubscribing, and overdrafts |
| [Monitoring](monitoring.md) | Instance metrics, business metrics, and data objects |
| [Alerts](alerts.md) | Alert rules, contacts, and alert records |
| [Events](events.md) | Query instance operation events |
| [Permissions: MatrixOne](permissions.md) | Users, roles, and object permissions within a tenant |

## Boundaries with other modules

| Topic | Where to go |
| --- | --- |
| AI Studio jobs, logs, and workspace alerts | [Monitoring and Alerts](../ai-studio/monitoring/index.md) and [User Permissions](../ai-studio/permissions/index.md) |
| Platform Credits and model usage billing | [Costs and Billing](../billing/index.md) |
| Instance top-ups, CU/node pricing, renewal, and unsubscribing | [Instance billing](../billing/matrixone-billing.md) |
| MySQL compatibility and SQL details | [Reference: SQL](../../reference/sql/index.md) |
| Database connections using JDBC, Python, Go, and other languages | [Development](../../developer/index.md) |

## Documentation tree

```{toctree}
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:maxdepth: 1

instances
permissions
monitoring
alerts
events
```