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This repo deploys ParadeDB on Render with one click using a Render Blueprint.

What You Get

• The official ParadeDB Docker image
• A private service that isn't exposed to the public Internet — only accessible within your Render private network
• 10 GB of persistent SSD storage via Render Disks, mounted at /var/lib/postgresql
• Auto-generated secure database password
• Auto-deploy on push — your service redeploys whenever you push changes to your fork

Deployment

One Click

Use the button below to deploy ParadeDB on Render.

This will:

1. Create a private service named paradedb running the ParadeDB Docker image.
2. Attach a 10 GB persistent disk for your database data.
3. Set up POSTGRES_USER, POSTGRES_PASSWORD, and POSTGRES_DB environment variables automatically.

Manual

1. Fork this repo.
2. Create a new Private Service on Render.
3. Connect your forked repo and use the Dockerfile runtime.
4. Add a Disk mounted at /var/lib/postgresql with at least 10 GB.
5. Set the following environment variables:
   • POSTGRES_USER — database user (e.g. postgres)
   • POSTGRES_PASSWORD — a strong password
   • POSTGRES_DB — database name (e.g. paradedb)

Connecting

Once deployed, connect from any other service in your Render private network:

psql -h paradedb -U postgres -d paradedb

To connect from your local machine, add an SSH key to Render, connect to the SSH endpoint, then run:

psql -U postgres paradedb

Configuration

Render Plan

The default render.yaml uses the standard plan. To change it, edit the plan field in render.yaml:

plan: standard # Options: starter, standard, pro, pro plus, pro max, pro ultra

Disk Size

The default disk size is 10 GB. To increase it, edit the sizeGB field in render.yaml:

disk:
  name: data
  mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql
  sizeGB: 50

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
POSTGRES_DB	Default database name	paradedb
POSTGRES_USER	Database superuser name	postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	Database password	Auto-generated

You can add additional Postgres environment variables (e.g. POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS, PGDATA) in the envVars section of render.yaml or through the Render dashboard.

What is ParadeDB?

ParadeDB is an Elasticsearch alternative built on Postgres. It delivers Elastic-quality full-text, hybrid, and faceted search — all in pure SQL, with no separate search infrastructure to manage.

• BM25 full-text search with 12+ tokenizers across 20+ languages
• Hybrid search combining BM25 and vector similarity
• Faceted search and boolean queries for filtering and complex search logic
• Zero ETL — use as your primary Postgres directly or replicate from managed databases (RDS, Supabase, Neon, etc.)

Learn more at paradedb.com.

License

This deployment blueprint is licensed under the MIT License.