Open Source Core
Apache 2.0 licensed with no vendor lock-in, transparent code, and easy customization.
IVORYSQL COMMUNITY
Open-source community initiated by HighGoIvorySQL Open Source Community
IvorySQL is an open-source database project initiated by HighGo and built around Oracle-compatible PostgreSQL. It brings community collaboration, compatibility engineering, and ecosystem participation together in one long-term project.
2021Project LaunchOracle CompatibilityCore FocusApache-2.0LicensePostgreSQL EcosystemCommunity
OVERVIEW
What IvorySQL brings to the PostgreSQL ecosystem
Introduced to the PostgreSQL community in 2021, IvorySQL builds on years of Oracle compatibility engineering and turns that capability into an open community project. The project focuses on helping teams adopt PostgreSQL with stronger compatibility, practical migration support, and a transparent development path.
Project Launch2021
Core FocusOracle Compatibility
LicenseApache-2.0
CommunityPostgreSQL Ecosystem
project: IvorySQLfocus: Oracle-compatible PostgreSQLcommunity: open governance and collaborative developmentdeployment: enterprise, cloud, and community scenarios official site: ivorysql.orgintroduced: PostgreSQL community, 2021license: Apache-2.0value: compatibility, openness, and community growth
ADVANTAGES
Core Advantages
From kernel compatibility to ecosystem integration, built for production workloads.
Deep Oracle Compatibility
PL/iSQL and the ivorysql_ora extension provide strong PL/SQL compatibility for Oracle migrations.
Full-Platform Compatibility
Compatible with mainstream hardware and operating systems, including domestic chip architectures.
Cloud-Native Support
Container-ready support across Docker Compose/Swarm, K8S Operator, and cloud platforms.
Enterprise Support
Backed by HighGo and validated in production-grade enterprise deployments.
Ecosystem Integration
Inherits PostgreSQL SQL completeness, reliability, and ecosystem extensibility.
Broad Scenario Coverage
Covers enterprise workloads, LBS, data warehousing, web/app development, and migrations.
Easy to Use
Reduces management overhead with developer-friendly interfaces and third-party integration.
IvorySQL Installation & Deployment
Based on official docs and release resources, choose package installation, source build, or container deployment to match your environment.
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Quick Installation (Recommended)
Follow the official installation guide to prepare dependencies, initialize clusters, and start services quickly.
Installation Guide02
Packages & Releases
Use the Releases page to check stable and historical versions, then pick proper installation packages for your platform.
View Releases03
Container Deployment
Use the official Docker repository for fast setup in development, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native environments.
Docker RepositoryTOOLS
IvorySQL Ecosystem & Tools
The community provides a rich ecosystem of tools, including client tools, high availability tools, cloud-native tools, monitoring and operations tools, backup and recovery tools, and geospatial tools.
Connectivity & Pooling
Connection pooling, load balancing & horizontal sharding
pgpool-IIpgBouncerodysseyHAProxyShardingSphereCitusvip-manager
High Availability & Backup
Cluster management, automatic failover & point-in-time recovery
PatronirepmgrPacemaker CorosyncStackGrespg_rmanWAL-Gpg_probackuppgBackRestDocker ComposePodmanDocker Swarm
Developer Tools & Drivers
GUI clients, ORM frameworks & multi-language database drivers
DBeaverpgAdminNavicatNavicat PremiumMyBatisHibernatelibpqJDBCODBCpsycopg2pgxADO.NETlib/pqRubyRustGoNodeJSPython
Monitoring & Operations
Metrics collection, dashboards & query performance analysis
PrometheusAlertmanagerpgMonitorGrafanaPoWApg_cronpgAgentpg_jobs
Data Integration & Migration
CDC, heterogeneous access & Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration
Debeziumpglogicalmysql_fdworacle_fdwOra2PgivyMigrationivyEvaluationpg_bulkloadddlxYukonDatabeneWhaleOps
AI, Geo & Multi-Model
Vector search, time-series, geospatial & graph extensions
pgvectorMADlibpg_ai_queryPostGISpgRoutingTimescaleDBDocumentDBPostgreSQL AGEFerretDB
CONTRIBUTE
How you can contribute
IvorySQL welcomes contributors across engineering, documentation, translation, issue triage, and community knowledge sharing. There is room for both deep maintainership work and practical first contributions.
Report bugs and compatibility gaps
Submit reproducible issues, edge cases, and Oracle compatibility scenarios that help improve project quality.
Contribute patches and reviews
Improve upstream code, testing, tooling, and release engineering through patches, review comments, and technical discussion.
Improve docs and translation
Help refine installation guides, migration notes, bilingual materials, and community-facing documentation.
Share practice with the community
Contribute talks, blog posts, meetup content, demos, and lessons learned from real engineering or migration work.
INCENTIVE PLAN
IvorySQL open-source incentive plan
The community encourages long-term participation through contributor onboarding, collaborative review, and recognition of meaningful technical work.
Participation
Start from an issue, discussion thread, documentation task, or translation item and contribute at a pace that fits your background.
Mentorship
Work with maintainers and experienced contributors to understand project conventions, review flow, and community collaboration habits.
Recognition
Contributors gain visibility through project acknowledgements, community showcases, and participation in ongoing IvorySQL activities.
JOIN US
Join the IvorySQL open-source community
Follow releases, participate in discussion, and contribute your ideas, code, docs, and field experience.