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Life & fun · February 22, 2023

IaSQL beta – cloud infra as data in PostgreSQL

IaSQL is in beta: AWS multiregion + infra changes as transactions + smooth local setup

IaSQL beta – cloud infra as data in PostgreSQL launched on February 22, 2023 with 36 votes, #1,244 of 3,829 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

IaSQL beta is a tool that lets users manage cloud infrastructure using PostgreSQL as a database. Instead of traditional infrastructure-as-code approaches, it represents cloud resources as data within a PostgreSQL instance, allowing teams to query and modify their infrastructure using SQL. The product is designed for developers and infrastructure teams who prefer database-driven workflows. It launched in beta form and integrates directly with PostgreSQL for managing cloud environments.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

IaSQL lets developers manage their cloud infrastructure as data in PostgreSQL as an alternative to the AWS console and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Pulumi and Terraform. We open-sourced IaSQL's Alpha version (v0.0.x) in April 2022 . We still have a long way to go, but we feel ready for what is next. Today, we’re moving IaSQL to Beta (v0.x)! We’ve been fortunate to work with lots of early adopters who helped us shape the product and prioritize the features to build. We have been quietly fixing bugs and adding goodies to IaSQL non-stop for the past few months. Some of the bugs have led to some difficult outages. We love open source and that includes airing our dirty laundry. We…from iasql.com

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