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Database Connection

Connect a Neon or NileDB Postgres database to power your wb1 platform

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Get a Free Neon Database

Neon provides free PostgreSQL databases in the cloud. No credit card needed, and the free tier is generous enough for wb1.

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Sign up at Neon

Click the button below to open Neon's signup page. You can sign up with GitHub, Google, or email.

Open neon.tech
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Create a new project

After signing in, click "New Project". Give it a name like worldbridger-one.

Tip Choose a region close to your users. US East or EU Central work well.
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Copy your connection string

After creating the project, Neon shows your connection string. It looks like:

postgresql://username:password@ep-cool-name-123456.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require

Copy the entire string including the password. You'll paste it in the next step.

Where to find it later Dashboard > Your Project > Connection Details > Connection string dropdown

Connect Your Database

Paste the connection string from your Neon dashboard below. We'll test the connection before saving.

Starts with postgresql:// or postgres://

Create Database Tables

We'll create the tables wb1 needs. All statements use IF NOT EXISTS so it's safe to run multiple times.

Database Connected!

Your Neon database is connected and all wb1 tables are ready.

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Save for Deployment

To persist this connection, add the following to your .env file or Vercel environment variables:

DATABASE_URL="your-connection-string"
NILE_DATABASE_URL="your-connection-string"
Vercel Deployment Go to Vercel Dashboard > Your Project > Settings > Environment Variables, and add DATABASE_URL with your connection string.