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# Neon Serverless Postgres (/docs/databases/neon-postgres)

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Related: [Managed Databases & Storage Overview](/docs/databases/overview.md), [Cloudflare D1 (Edge SQLite)](/docs/databases/cloudflare-d1.md), [Supabase Managed Postgres](/docs/databases/supabase-postgres.md), [Database Migrations & ORM Setup](/docs/databases/migrations.md)

> Serverless PostgreSQL with instant database branching and auto-scaling.

**Neon** is a serverless PostgreSQL database with compute and storage separated.

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## Highlights

* **Database Branching**: Create isolated database branches matching Git branches. Test schema changes safely on isolated copies without touching production data.
* **Autoscaling & Scale-to-Zero**: Compute automatically scales up under load and scales to zero when idle.
* **Postgres Compatibility**: Supports standard PostgreSQL extensions (`pgvector`, `uuid-ossp`, `pg_trgm`).

```typescript
import { neon } from "@neondatabase/serverless";

const sql = neon(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);

export async function getActiveUsers() {
  return await sql`SELECT id, name, email FROM users WHERE active = true`;
}
```