Lakebase Postgres
Lakebase Postgres is a fully managed, cloud-native PostgreSQL database that brings online transaction processing (OLTP) capabilities to the Lakehouse.
Choose your version
Two versions of Lakebase Postgres are available. These are separate implementations and are not interoperable.
Version | Description |
|---|---|
Current stable release, suitable for production workloads. Fully managed PostgreSQL database with multi-cloud support (AWS, Azure). Organizes resources as database instances. See What is Lakebase? for details. Available for all users. | |
The next version of Lakebase for feature evaluation. Organizes resources as database projects that contain branches, computes, and databases. Includes autoscaling, database branching, scale-to-zero, and instant restore for isolated development and testing. See What is Lakebase (Autoscaling Beta)? for details and Lakebase Beta access for availability. |
Lakebase Beta access
Lakebase Postgres (Autoscaling Beta) is a Beta feature available on AWS in the following regions: us-east-1, us-west-2, and eu-west-1. Beta features are for evaluation purposes and not intended for production use.
If you don't see Lakebase Postgres (Autoscaling Beta) in your workspace, workspace admins can enable it through the workspace preview settings. For information about enabling Beta features, see Manage previews.
For Lakebase Postgres (Autoscaling Beta) limitations, see Limitations.
What's new in Lakebase Autoscaling Beta
Lakebase Autoscaling Beta offers the following features and capabilities:
- New Lakebase App: Redesigned interface with an intuitive project-based structure for managing database resources
- Autoscaling: Compute resources automatically adjust based on workload demand. Learn more: Autoscaling
- Scale-to-zero: Computes automatically suspend after inactivity, waking up in seconds when needed. Learn more: Scale to zero
- Database projects and branches: Create instant, isolated copies of your database using copy-on-write technology. Learn more: Database branches
- Instant restore: Restore your database to any point in time within your configured restore window (2-35 days). Learn more: Point-in-time restore
- Read replicas: Create read-only compute endpoints that share the same storage layer, enabling instant creation without data duplication. Learn more: Read replicas
Differences from Lakebase Public Preview
While Lakebase Autoscaling Beta offers several new features, some Databricks platform integrations available in the Public Preview version are not yet supported. For example, Databricks Apps integration, Feature Store integration, Terraform supprt, and readable secondaries for high availability are currently only available in the Public Preview version. For more information, see Lakebase Autoscaling Beta limitations.
Should you use Lakebase Autoscaling Beta?
Lakebase Autoscaling Beta is a Beta feature for evaluation purposes and not intended for production use. It is intended for:
- Evaluating new features: Try autoscaling, database branching, scale-to-zero, and instant restore capabilities to see how they fit your workflows
- Development and testing environments: Experiment with branch-based development workflows and isolated testing environments
- Exploring modern database workflows: Build and test applications with autoscaling, scale-to-zero, branching, and instant restore
For production workloads, use Lakebase Public Preview.