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Postgres on Angular with PGlite

· 2 min read
Moazzem Hossen
building edge, yet another Postgres backend

PGlite and Angular Signals seem an intriguing alternative to state management solutions like NgRx. The combo is particularly appealing if Postgres is already in (backend) stack.

  • Unified Queries: Same Postgres syntax frontend & backend
  • Fast Reads: Zero network for local queries
  • Signal-Driven UI: Reactivity without reducers
  • Sync Ready: Pair with remote Postgres when needed

Getting PGlite to work with Angular took some time, so I thought of documenting a minimal demo.

  1. Create a demo app