Get a free Postgres database on Neon | Vovy

Create a Neon Postgres database and connect it to my Next.js app

How it works

1. Create a Neon project: Vovy opens console.neon.tech, creates a project, and picks the region nearest your app's hosting. You sign in yourself.
2. Copy the pooled connection string: A connection string is the full address and password for your database. Vovy copies the pooled one, which handles many short connections from serverless apps.
3. Add it to your app: Vovy puts it in .env as DATABASE_URL and in Vercel's environment variables, never in code.
4. Create your first table: Vovy creates a table with your ORM, like Drizzle or Prisma, or in Neon's SQL Editor, and inserts a test row.
5. Explain branches and idling: A card explains that the database sleeps when idle to save money, so the first query can be slower, and branches let you copy the database for testing.

What you provide

• A Neon account
• Your app's code

What you get

• A Postgres database on Neon
• Connection string set in dev and production
• A test table
• Branches and idling explained

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