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Encore — declare infrastructure in application code and run the same model locally and in AWS/GCP

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12,363
Primary language
Go
License
MPL-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026

Overview

Encore is a backend development platform for Go and TypeScript that declares PostgreSQL, Pub/Sub, object storage, caches, cron jobs, secrets, and other resources in application code. Its open-source SDK and CLI handle local development and self-hosted builds, while an optional managed platform can provision AWS/GCP infrastructure and per-PR preview environments. The latest release checked is v1.58.4.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Declare databases and messaging in code and start realistic local infrastructure with `encore run`

Resource declarations such as SQLDatabase, Topic, and Bucket form an application graph. Local execution starts real PostgreSQL and matching infrastructure semantics together with tracing and a local development dashboard.

Sources: [2]

Use the optional platform for preview environments and automated AWS/GCP provisioning

The managed platform can diff the application graph, provision resources in the team's AWS or GCP account, create pull-request environments, derive least-privilege IAM, and provide observability. Teams can skip it and use encore build docker with their own Terraform or other infrastructure.

Sources: [2]

For backend teams that want application and infrastructure changes reviewed together

Encore fits APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems where maintaining a separate infrastructure model for every application change creates friction. Its MCP integration also lets coding agents inspect services, APIs, databases, and traces.

Sources: [2]

Check supported languages and clouds, and separate the open-source SDK from the commercial platform

The SDK currently supports Go and TypeScript, with Python described as coming soon. Automated provisioning centers on AWS and GCP while Azure remains roadmap work. The framework, compiler, runtime, CLI, and self-hosting components are MPL-2.0 open source; the optional managed deployment platform is commercial. Domain-specific infrastructure can still require ordinary cloud SDKs or IaC.

Sources: [2][4][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]encoredev/encore repository(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Encore README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Encore v1.58.4 release(2026-09-18)
  4. [4]Encore LICENSE(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Encore derives infrastructure from application-level resource declarations rather than requiring a separate IaC model for every resource. The open-source SDK can build self-hosted applications, while automated cloud orchestration and preview environments belong to the optional managed platform.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/encoredev/encore.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd encore
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • go
  • backend
  • microservices
  • encore
  • cloud-native
  • golang
  • distributed-systems
  • cloud
  • database
  • serverless
  • aws
  • devops
Stars
12,363
Forks
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Watchers
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Open issues
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Primary language
Go
License
MPL-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026
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