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Subject: Re: License question
From: Alan Hodgson <ahodgson@lists.simkin.ca>
To: pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:40:54 -0800
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On Fri, 2024-11-22 at 05:40 +0000, prashant sinha wrote:
> Hello There,
> I am looking to install PostgreSQL on a Microsoft Azure cloud=A0VM
> for a product I am developing for business purpose. Is there=A0a free
> version of PostgreSQL available which I can use without buying any
> licenses? In case I want to self install and manage the database?
> Just need guidance if I can install the available version from site
> for business purpose too or I must buy licenses? Will appreciate an
> appropriate related answer.
>=20

Open source PostgreSQL is and always has been free for any use.

If you're running it for real on Azure though, consider their managed
service. If it's half as good as Amazon's RDS, it's probably worth a
premium over the bare instance costs.

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oking to install PostgreSQL on a Microsoft Azure cloud&nbsp;VM for a produc=
t I am developing for business purpose. Is there&nbsp;a free version of Pos=
tgreSQL available which I can use without buying any licenses? In case I wa=
nt to self install and manage the database? Just need guidance if I can ins=
tall the available version from site for business purpose too or I must buy=
 licenses? Will appreciate an appropriate related answer.</div><div><br></d=
iv></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Open source PostgreSQL is and always ha=
s been free for any use.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're running it for =
real on Azure though, consider their managed service. If it's half as good =
as Amazon's RDS, it's probably worth a premium over the bare instance costs=
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