Here at DoltHub we've been hard at work getting Doltgres ready for Beta this quarter. Part of this release includes a hosted version of Doltgres, and we're excited to announce that Doltgres databases are now available on Hosted Dolt!

How it works

Hosted Dolt is a place to deploy Dolt and Doltgres databases to the cloud. Choose the type of server and disk you need and we'll provision the resources and run Dolt or Doltgres for you. Connect with any MySQL or Postgres client. Hosted Dolt is perfect for teams who want to build a Doltgres-powered application.

If you haven't used Hosted Dolt before, first create an account and set up billing for yourself or for an organization.

Next, click on Create Deployment. If you're just trying out Doltgres, choose the Trial deployment creation method. If you want more fine-grained control of your instance type and size, select Standard. Name your deployment and select Doltgres as the cluster.

Click Next and review your deployment details. Click Create deployment when you are ready.

It will take a few minutes for your deployment to start. Once it does you should see the status change to Started.

You now have a hosted Doltgres database! Use the provided commands to connect to your database. You can use the psql client or use the connection string to connect to your Postgres workbench of choice.

Note that unlike Hosted Dolt databases, the native SQL workbench is not yet supported. However, check out our Dolt Workbench desktop application, which includes support for Doltgres databases. You get access to all of Doltgres' version control features as well!

Check out this blog about how to use Doltgres with the Dolt Workbench.

Supported features

If you've used Hosted Dolt before, you'll notice there are some missing features from your Doltgres deployment. We are still working on developing Doltgres for Hosted Dolt.

These are the features that are currently supported for Hosted Doltgres:

• Updating configuration
• Metrics
• Logs
• Creating backups
• Updating Doltgres versions
• Restarting your application

Upcoming features

As Doltgres is still in Alpha, there is still work to be done to get the Hosted Doltgres experience up to par with Hosted Dolt. Let us know if you'd like to use Hosted Doltgres and want us to prioritize any of these features.

Expected in Q1 2025:

• Creating a new deployment from a Doltgres backup

Expected by the end of 2025:

• Cloning your Doltgres database
• Native SQL workbench
• Replication

Unplanned:

• Private Doltgres deployments

Conclusion

We are very excited about the future of Doltgres, and providing a hosted version of Doltgres makes it easier for users to try it out. Stop by our Discord to talk to us about if Hosted Doltgres is right for you!