Compiling Postgres to WASM with PGlite
Presenters Sam Willis Source PGConf.dev 2025 🚀 PG Lite: PostgreSQL Gets Tiny & Mighty with WebAssembly 🌐 The database world is evolving, and PostgreSQL is leading the charge! 💡 This isn’t hyperbole; as one speaker eloquently put it, “PostgreSQL is eating the database world.” But how can we make this already powerful system even more accessible and versatile? The answer, as demonstrated in a recent presentation, lies in PG Lite, a groundbreaking effort to embed a fully functional PostgreSQL within a WebAssembly (Wasm) environment. Let’s dive into what this means, why it’s so exciting, and where it’s headed. ...