Introducing: Fly Managed Postgres
If you enjoy managing your own databases, I have to ask: who hurt you?
You deserve better.
Fly.io Managed Postgres, you get production-ready Postgres clusters that scale with your apps—without the hassle.
In this video, I’ll walk you through setting up Managed Postgres on Fly.io with a simple Next.js demo app. Along the way, you’ll see how easy it is to:
Launch a Postgres cluster alongside your Fly app
Automatically connect using DATABASE_URL
Choose between connection pooling with PgBouncer or direct connections
Understand backups and point-in-time recovery (PITR)
Explore your data in the dashboard or with fly mpg connect
Enable powerful Postgres extensions like PostGIS and pgvector
Whether you’re deploying a side project or scaling a production service, Fly Managed Postgres makes running your database simple, fast, and reliable.
Try it yourself: https://fly.io/mpg