neondatabase/neon
Neon: Serverless Postgres. We separated storage and compute to offer autoscaling, code-like database branching, and scale to zero.
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Where it stands
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No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 465 days ago, with 153 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 48% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a serverless PostgreSQL platform that separates storage and compute for scalable, cloud-native database management.
- Enables autoscaling, code-like branching, and scale-to-zero capabilities by decoupling storage from compute nodes.
- Use for building scalable, serverless Postgres databases with independent compute and storage layers.
- Use for creating isolated database branches to test migrations or features without affecting production data.
- Use for local development and testing of Postgres extensions or applications with a cloud-compatible backend.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
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From the README
Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform. It separates storage and compute and substitutes the PostgreSQL storage layer by redistributing data across a cluster of nodes.
Try the Neon Free Tier to create a serverless Postgres instance. Then connect to it with your preferred Postgres client (psql, dbeaver, etc) or use the online SQL Editor. See Connect from any application for connection instructions.
Alternatively, compile and run the project locally.
A Neon installation consists of compute nodes and the Neon storage engine. Compute nodes are stateless PostgreSQL nodes backed by the Neon storage engine.
The Neon storage engine consists of two major components:
See developer documentation in SUMMARY.md for more information.
Daily snapshots
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Forks
1.1K+72
Open issues
588+36
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| neondatabase/neon | 23.3K | — | 40 | 465 days ago |
| Category median | 41.3K | +287 | 75 | — |
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