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DBOS: development features and setup
Library for durable workflows on Postgres, using annotations on existing code without a separate orchestration server.
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Overview
DBOS turns functions into durable workflows and steps with queues, dynamic cron schedules, observability and human waiting. Workflow state is stored in your Postgres database.
Features
- Durable workflows and steps
- durable queues
- dynamic cron
- human-in-the-loop send and receive
- dashboard controls
- Postgres as source of truth.
Business uses
- A checkout or document pipeline that must survive a crash
- an AI agent with a retrying external tool
- per-customer scheduled synchronization.
Getting started
- Install DBOS from the official documentation.
- Connect Postgres as the workflow state store.
- Mark a workflow and a step before running it.
What to check
- It depends on Postgres for state.
- Check language and version support.
- Do not rely on unverified vendor comparisons.
Sources to check next
Vendor features and prices change. Confirm details on the linked official pages before you rely on them.