Package

embedded-postgres

A package to run an embedded Postgresql database right from NodeJS

v18.4.0-beta.17, 5 Jun 2026MITESM onlyTypes: NoneDatabase clients and drivers

$ npm install embedded-postgres

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 372.2k; +14929% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 10; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 3 months ago; v18.4.0-beta.17
GitHub stars: 146; 19 forks
Open issues / PRs: 12 / 3
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 55

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

372,153 downloads last week, 1,670,792 in the last month. The 12-month change of +14929% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 00 in total
Latest version: 18.4.0-beta.17, 5 Jun 20263 months ago
First published: 8 Jun 2022
Last push to GitHub: 5 Jun 2026111 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 12
Open pull requests: 3
Commits, last 52 weeks: 55
Dependents on npm: 119

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=16
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 34 kB
Dependencies (10): pgasync-exit-hook@embedded-postgres/linux-arm@embedded-postgres/linux-x64@embedded-postgres/darwin-x64@embedded-postgres/linux-ia32@embedded-postgres/linux-arm64@embedded-postgres/linux-ppc64@embedded-postgres/windows-x64@embedded-postgres/darwin-arm64

Install

npm install embedded-postgres

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/embedded-postgres@18.4.0-beta.17/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/embedded-postgres@18.4.0-beta.17/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/embedded-postgres@18.4.0-beta.17

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ts-postgres PostgreSQL client in TypeScript	9.6k	-	2 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
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pgsql-ast-parser Yet another simple Postgres SQL parser/modifier	768.5k	-	7 months ago	CommonJS	-
postgres Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js	12.2m	-	5 months ago	ESM only	-
@fedify/postgres PostgreSQL drivers for Fedify	6.3k	-	3 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
pg-logical-replication PostgreSQL Location Replication client - logical WAL replication streaming	33.1k	-	3 months ago	CommonJS	-
pg-pool Connection pool for node-postgres	36.3m	-	4 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
pg-promise PostgreSQL interface for Node.js	502.2k	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.