Apps / PostgreSQL
Managed PostgreSQL hosting.
One server, no app limits.
The engineers’ database. Installed, tuned for your RAM, and backed up twice offsite.
What it is
PostgreSQL is the engineers' database: strict, standards-faithful, with JSONB, window functions, and the extension ecosystem that makes it the default choice for new backends and half the AI tooling.
Minimum RAM
1 GB
Fits on SC-1GB; SC-2GB is the comfortable pick with room to stack.
What we install
The playbook deploys the current PostgreSQL major from the official PGDG repository, tuned to the plan (shared_buffers, work_mem, WAL sizing), local-only by default with TLS remote access as a deliberate grant, and scheduled dumps beside the block-level backups.
What managed covers
Minor updates as part of management and major upgrades planned with you, daily snapshots plus dual offsite backups with logical dumps, monitoring on connections, bloat, and slow queries, and the managed firewall in front of 5432.
The app is $0. The managed server is the only bill, and everything above is part of it.
What does managed PostgreSQL hosting include?
A current, correctly tuned Postgres with layered backups, watched monitoring, and deliberate exposure, at flat server pricing. The parts of RDS people actually want, without the meter.
Why do modern stacks default to Postgres?
Because it does relational and document work in one engine: JSONB with real indexing, transactional DDL, and extensions from PostGIS to pgvector. Most of the automation and AI tools in this catalog, n8n included, list Postgres as their production database.
Can Postgres back my stacked apps?
Yes, one instance with a database per app is the clean pattern, and the playbooks wire catalog apps to it. n8n plus Postgres plus Redis on one server is a complete production automation stack at the price of the server.
How are major version upgrades handled?
Deliberately: Postgres majors change on their own schedule, so we plan the pg_upgrade with you, snapshot first, verify, then switch. Minor security releases just happen as part of management.
Stack it
PostgreSQL runs well with.
Same server, no extra bill. These are the companions our team installs next to PostgreSQL most often.
Redis
+1 GBIn-memory cache and queue. The cheapest speed upgrade most stacks never install. Pairs with everything.
n8n
+2 GBSelf-hosted workflow automation: connect your apps and let the flows run 24/7 on a server that is monitored for you.
Frequently asked questions
How much RAM does PostgreSQL need?
1 GB serves small applications well; Postgres is efficient. Analytics on wide tables or many connections push toward 4 GB and the Dedicated CPU family.
Are extensions available?
Yes: the PGDG packages carry the common extension set, and we install what your application calls for, pgvector included.
How are backups structured?
Daily snapshots, dual offsite server backups, and scheduled pg_dump per database for surgical restores. Point-in-time WAL archiving can be arranged for stricter needs.
Sizing an app stack? The VPS sizing calculator recommends a plan from your apps and traffic, with the math shown.
Shared CPU servers
The right home for PostgreSQL and most stacks: 3.0+ GHz vCPU, from $10/mo.
See Shared CPU →Dedicated CPU servers
For CPU-hungry stacks and busy databases: cores that are physically yours.
See Dedicated CPU →All plans and pricing
Every plan, both families, one honest price with everything included.
See pricing →Your server runs. You sleep.
Fully managed hosting from people who have been doing this since 2001.