# firebolt-core

> A free, self-hosted analytical database with PostgreSQL SQL, Iceberg support, and distributed query execution scaling from laptop to enterprise clusters.

- **Category:** Databases
- **Licence:** Other
- **Latest version:** v5.0.0-pre.0.20261025203222.b00c195f2eaf
- **Open source:** source_available
- **Languages:** JavaScript, Shell
- **Platforms:** Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Linux
- **Tags:** Analytics, PostgreSQL, Data Warehouse, Databases, Cloud Native, Distributed, SQL, Vector Search, Big Data, Kubernetes, Docker, AI, S3, Gcs, Self Hosted, Parquet, Iceberg, Jdbc, Query Engine, AI ML, Analytical Database

## Description

Firebolt Core is a free analytical database for self-hosted deployment. It uses PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with analytical extensions, handles Apache Iceberg tables and Parquet files on object storage like S3, GCS, Azure Blob, or MinIO, and scales from a laptop to hundreds of Kubernetes nodes. The engine employs a custom format for real-time workloads and Iceberg/Parquet for batch, delivers ACID transactions with snapshot isolation, and bundles a web UI plus CLI for query execution. Connectivity options include PostgreSQL wire protocol, ADBC, JSON REST, and JDBC. Authentication works with built-in passwords or OIDC. The codebase is licensed under Elastic License 2.0, a source-available license not approved by OSI.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/firebolt-db/firebolt-core)
- [Website](https://firebolt.io/core)
- [Docker](ghcr.io/firebolt-db/engine)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/firebolt-db/firebolt-core)
- [Documentation](https://docs.firebolt.io/self-managed)
- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/UpMPDHActM)
- [FAQ](https://firebolt.io/faq)

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