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Neon — serverless Postgres with decoupled storage and compute

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Stars
23,113
Primary language
Rust
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Aug 31, 2026

Overview

Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres platform that separates stateless compute nodes from its storage engine, enabling autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and code-like database branching through Pageservers and Safekeepers.

Features and best fit

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

Make compute stateless and separate it from the storage engine

PostgreSQL compute nodes are stateless while Pageservers manage page data and Safekeepers provide durable WAL handling.

Sources: [2][3]

Branch databases using timeline-based storage history

Branches can be created from existing timelines and served through separate compute nodes without changing the original branch.

Sources: [2][3]

For preview environments and elastic Postgres workloads that benefit from cheap branching

It fits migration testing, preview databases, and variable workloads that need PostgreSQL compatibility plus cloud-style elasticity.

Sources: [2]

Treat local development and production distributed operation as different scopes

The repository's local setup is for development and experiments. Production operation requires distributed storage, WAL, compute, and object-storage planning.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]neondatabase/neon repository(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]Neon README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]Neon documentation(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]Neon Apache-2.0 license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

Neon preserves PostgreSQL-compatible access while making database branches and elastic compute first-class. The repository's local environment is intended for development and experiments; operating a Neon-style service requires distributed storage, WAL, and compute architecture.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neondatabase/neon.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd neon
  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

  • postgres
  • postgresql
  • serverless
  • database
  • rust
Stars
23,113
Forks
1,101
Watchers
121
Open issues
301
Contributors
153
Primary language
Rust
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Aug 31, 2026
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