Postgres Garden

A browser-based PostgreSQL development environment built on a full VSCode workbench. Write, run, and visualize SQL queries with the same editor experience you'd get in desktop VSCode — extensions, themes, keybindings, and all.

Features

• Full VSCode in the browser — a real editor with extensions, themes, keybindings, and command palette
• SQL notebooks — write and run queries in notebook cells, see results inline
• Query plan visualization — visualize EXPLAIN plans to understand how your queries perform
• Persistent workspace — your files and editor state are saved across sessions

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Bun
• Server: Elysia (Bun-native web framework) with SSR
• Client: VSCode workbench + Vite
• Database: PostgreSQL 17, managed via Kysely query builder + Graphile Migrate
• Cache: Valkey (Redis-compatible)
• Background jobs: Graphile Worker
• Notebook renderer: Preact (Shadow DOM, Vite lib mode)

Prerequisites

• Bun (v1.x+)
• Docker and Docker Compose (for PostgreSQL and Valkey)

Getting Started

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/danielfgray/postgres.garden.git
cd postgres.garden

# One-command setup: generates .env, starts Docker services,
# initializes the database, and runs migrations
bun run init

# Start development (runs server, db watcher, workers, typechecker, etc.)
bun run dev

The dev server starts at http://localhost:3000.

What bun run init does

1. env:init — generates a .env file with random passwords and sensible defaults
2. db:setup — starts PostgreSQL and Valkey containers, creates database roles/schemas, and runs migrations
3. worker:schema — sets up the Graphile Worker job schema

Manual setup (step by step)

bun install
bun run env:init          # Generate .env
bun run db:up             # Start Postgres + Valkey containers
bun run db:init           # Create database roles and schemas
bun run db:reset          # Run all migrations from scratch
bun run worker:schema     # Initialize worker schema
bun run dev               # Start dev server

Scripts

Project Structure

server/             Bun + Elysia backend
  index.ts          Entry point, routes dev/prod
  app.ts            API routes (Elysia + TypeBox validation)
  db.ts             Kysely connections + RLS auth context
src/
  entry.ts          Client entry point
  loader.ts         Boot sequence
  setup.*.ts        VSCode service overrides
  features/         Feature modules (auth, notebooks, playground, etc.)
    notebook/
      renderer/     Preact notebook renderer (Shadow DOM)
worker/             Graphile Worker background jobs
migrations/         Graphile Migrate SQL migrations
scripts/            Setup and build scripts