Can't you, though? I think I've seen several apps doing it, making the set-up an...

ezst on Sept 11, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Index bloat reduced in PostgreSQL v14

Can't you, though? I think I've seen several apps doing it, making the set-up and administration of the cluster abstracted away and transparent to the user (I can think of KDE's Akonadi suite for instance).

That doesn't make the whole DB be contained in a single file, sure, but PG can then serve as the data backend of a versatile lot of applications

mamcx on Sept 11, 2021 [–]

You can pack binaries yourself, but can't use PG as a library like with Sqlite or Firebird.