Use Knex with SvelteKit and Postgres

Create the database

npx ezhst db create main
npx ezhst db info --json
npx ezhst env set DATABASE_URL="postgresql://..."

The connection string uses a public host with TLS, so it works from your laptop too. Put it in your local .env for development.

Install Knex

npm i knex pg

Create the client

import knex from "knex";

export const db = knex({
  client: "pg",
  connection: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
  pool: { min: 0, max: 5 },
});

Run knex migrate:latest from your machine with DATABASE_URL pointing at EasyHost. Pool settings count against the limit of 20 connections.

Anything under $lib/server is blocked from browser code, which keeps database credentials safe.

Query it from a route

import { db } from "$lib/server/db";
import { error, json } from "@sveltejs/kit";
export const GET = async ({ request }) => {
  const rows = await db("users").select("id", "email").limit(20);
  return json(rows);
};

Run migrations

Run migrations from your machine, with DATABASE_URL set to the EasyHost connection string.

npx knex migrate:latest

Commit the migration files so every environment applies the same changes.

Deploy

npx ezhst deploy

Each database allows 20 concurrent connections, and SvelteKit shares them across requests. See the SvelteKit hub for every SvelteKit guide, or free SvelteKit hosting for what is included. See also the Postgres product page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Postgres free for my SvelteKit app?

Yes. Each EasyHost project can have one Postgres 16 database with no expiry date.

Can I use Knex locally against the same database?

Yes. The connection string works from outside EasyHost. A separate development database is safer once you have real data.

Start for free

Install the skill, choose Global or Local, then tell your agent to deploy. No credit card, no config files.

npx ezhst skill install