pRESTd by prest
PostgreSQL REST, low-code, simplify and accelerate development, instant, realtime, high-performance on any Postgres application, existing or new
About pRESTd
From the project's README at github.com/prest/prest. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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pREST (PostgreSQL REST), is a simple production-ready API, that delivers an instant, realtime, and high-performance application on top of your existing or new Postgres database.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.5k | github.com/prest/prest |
| GitHub forks | 301 | github.com/prest/prest |
| Docker Hub pulls | 278k | hub.docker.com / prest |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.6 years | since Nov 2016 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 56 | last: 9 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2025-58450. What people say on Hacker News
- Notes on pretraining parallelisms and failed training runs
- Moving my backups to restic (2021)
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- Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected
Ready to self-host pRESTd?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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