Hardened PostgreSQL 18, PostGIS & Postgres Extension

AWS Databases
Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

This listing is a collection of separate, one per product and version, chosen from the Software version dropdown at launch.

Why the cloudimg image

This image arrives installed, configured and hardened, so there is no manual setup before you can use it. It is built on a patched base, runs with credentials generated uniquely for your instance on first boot, and passes an automated health check before every release. Every deployment is backed by 24/7 support from cloudimg engineers.

Key features

  • No default login: database superuser and application passwords and a TLS certificate are generated uniquely on each instance's first boot and stored root-only
  • Closed by default: the security group opens SSH only; reach port 5432 through an SSH tunnel or allow your own networks, and remote connections must use TLS
  • PostgreSQL 18 with pgAudit or pgAdmin, PostGIS, pgRouting, ParadeDB, Apache AGE, Babelfish, IvorySQL and more: pick one as the software version at launch

Description

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening, secure-by-default configuration and per-instance setup.

What cloudimg adds to every version

  • Every image is built by cloudimg on a fully patched base with the latest security updates applied at build time.
  • First-boot setup generates the database superuser and application passwords and a TLS certificate uniquely on each instance and writes them to a root-only file, so no default login exists and no two instances share a secret.

Included products

  • AgensGraph 2.17.0: graph and relational queries in one PostgreSQL-based database
  • Apache AGE 1.6.0: openCypher graph queries inside PostgreSQL
  • Babelfish for PostgreSQL 5.4.0: SQL Server wire protocol and T-SQL on PostgreSQL
  • IvorySQL 5.4: Oracle-compatible PostgreSQL
  • MobilityDB 1.3.0: moving-object (trajectory) data on PostGIS
  • ParadeDB 0.25.9: full-text search and analytics in PostgreSQL
  • Percona Server for PostgreSQL 18.6: PostgreSQL with Percona's enterprise extensions
  • pg_duckdb 1.1.1: DuckDB analytics inside PostgreSQL
  • pg_graphql 1.6.2: a GraphQL API over PostgreSQL
  • PGroonga 4.0.8: full-text search in every language
  • pgRouting 4.0.2 with PostGIS: routing and network analysis on PostGIS
  • PolarDB for PostgreSQL 17.10.1.0: a cloud-native PostgreSQL-compatible database
  • PostGIS 3.6.4: spatial database extension (GIS)
  • PostgreSQL 17 + pgAdmin 4
  • PostgreSQL 18 + pgAdmin 4
  • PostgreSQL 18.6 with pgAdmin 9.18
  • PostgreSQL 18.6 with pgAudit 18.0

How to choose a version

  • Plain PostgreSQL with audit logging: PostgreSQL 18.6 with pgAudit
  • PostgreSQL with a web admin console: PostgreSQL 18.6 with pgAdmin
  • Maps and spatial queries: PostGIS, or pgRouting for routing, or MobilityDB for moving objects
  • Search and analytics inside Postgres: ParadeDB, PGroonga or pg_duckdb
  • Graph queries: Apache AGE or AgensGraph; a GraphQL API: pg_graphql
  • Moving from SQL Server or Oracle: Babelfish for PostgreSQL or IvorySQL

Network and access defaults

  • The security group opens SSH only: reach PostgreSQL on 5432 through an SSH tunnel or from networks you allow, and remote connections require TLS.

This listing is a collection of separate AMIs, one per product and version, chosen from the Software version dropdown at launch.

Support

cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for every version in this listing by email and live chat, 365 days a year, with a 24-hour response SLA: support@cloudimg.co.uk.

Trademarks

PostgreSQL is a registered trademark of the PostgreSQL Community Association of Canada. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. cloudimg is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.

Related technologies

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