Show HN: Pglite-oxide – embedded Postgres for Rust and Tauri apps

Category: library

Tags: postgres, embedded-database, rust, wasm, tauri

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 7, Utility: 7)

pglite-oxide embeds a WASI-based PostgreSQL runtime (PGlite) directly into Rust and Tauri applications, providing a lightweight local Postgres-compatible database without needing a native sidecar or Docker. It offers both a direct embedded API and a PostgreSQL server URI interface for compatibility with libraries like SQLx, making it particularly useful for testing and desktop apps.

Target audience: backend devs, desktop app devs, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/f0rr0/pglite-oxide · Rust · MIT · 40 stars

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