@juit/libpq

Precompiled native bindings for libpq, ready to use with Node.js — no build toolchain required.

Why This Exists

The excellent libpq library by Brian M. Carlson provides low-level access to PostgreSQL via its native libpq interface. However, it must be compiled locally during npm install, which poses challenges:

• Security concerns: Many users now disable install scripts to mitigate supply chain attacks.
• Environment constraints: Not all environments (e.g., CI, containers, edge runtimes) have the required toolchain for native builds.

This project provides prebuilt binaries of libpq:

• Statically linked against PostgreSQL's libpq (currently v16.10).
• No external dependencies (e.g., OpenSSL, libpq) — all included
• Built against Node.js 20, 22, and 24 ABI versions
• Supports Linux (x64 & arm64) and macOS (arm64)
• MIT licensed