Postgres + goodies

Unmodified Postgres with some useful plugins. Our goal with this repo is not to modify Postgres, but to provide some of the most common extensions with a one-click install.

Primary Features

✅ Postgres 13.
✅ Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
✅ wal_level = logical and max_replication_slots = 5. Ready for replication.
✅ Large Systems Extensions. Enabled for ARM images.

Extensions

Extension	Description
Postgres contrib modules	Because everyone should enable `pg_stat_statements`.
PostGIS	Postgres' most popular extension - support for geographic objects.
pgRouting	Extension of PostGIS - provides geospatial routing functionalities.
pgTAP	Unit Testing for Postgres.
pg_cron	Run CRON jobs inside Postgres.
pgAudit	Generate highly compliant audit logs.
pgjwt	Generate JSON Web Tokens (JWT) in Postgres.
pgsql-http	HTTP client for Postgres.
plpgsql_check	Linter tool for PL/pgSQL.
pg-safeupdate	Protect your data from accidental updates or deletes.
wal2json	JSON output plugin for logical replication decoding.
PL/Java	Write in Java functions in Postgres.
plv8	Write in Javascript functions in Postgres.
pg_plan_filter	Only allow statements that fulfill set criteria to be executed.
pg_net	Expose the SQL interface for async networking.
pg_sodium	Modern encryption API using libsodium.

Can't find your favorite extension? Suggest for it to be added into future versions here!

Enhanced Security

This is only available for our AWS EC2/ DO Droplet images

Aside from having ufw,fail2ban, and unattended-upgrades installed, we also have the following enhancements in place:

Enhancement	Description
fail2ban filter for PostgreSQL access	Monitors for brute force attempts over at port `5432`.
fail2ban filter for PgBouncer access	Monitors for brute force attempts over at port `6543`.

Additional Goodies

This is only available for our AWS EC2/ DO Droplet images

Goodie	Description
PgBouncer	Set up Connection Pooling.
PostgREST	Instantly transform your database into an RESTful API.
WAL-G	Tool for physical database backup and recovery.

Install

See all installation instructions in the repo wiki.

Marketplace Images

	Postgres & Extensions	PgBouncer	PostgREST	WAL-G
Supabase Postgres	✔️	❌	❌	✔️
Supabase Postgres: PgBouncer Bundle	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️
Supabase Postgres: PostgREST Bundle	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️
Supabase Postgres: Complete Bundle	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️

Availability

	AWS ARM	AWS x86	Digital Ocean x86
Supabase Postgres	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
Supabase Postgres: PgBouncer Bundle	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
Supabase Postgres: PostgREST Bundle	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
Supabase Postgres: Complete Bundle	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon

Quick Build

$ time packer build -timestamp-ui \
  --var "aws_access_key=<insert aws access key>" \
  --var "aws_secret_key=<insert aws secret key>" \
  --var "ami_regions=<insert desired regions>" \
  amazon-arm.json

Motivation

Make it fast and simple to get started with Postgres.
Show off a few of Postgres' most exciting features.
This is the same build we offer at Supabase.

Roadmap

License

The PostgreSQL License. We realize that licensing is tricky since we are bundling all the various plugins. If we have infringed on any license, let us know and we will make the necessary changes (or remove that extension from this repo).

Sponsors

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