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Pool PostgreSQL connections to cut load on your database. PgBouncer 1.26.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 starts with TLS for clients, a generated app user and admin user, and a guide for pointing it at your database and serving your VPC.
Overview
Cut connection overhead on your PostgreSQL database. This image runs PgBouncer 1.26.0 with TLS for client connections and passwords generated per instance, and walks you through pointing it at your own database and choosing a pool mode.
Launch this version on t3.medium with at least 16 GiB encrypted root storage and at least 2 GiB RAM. Connect with AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. You land as ssm-user; run sudo -iu ubuntu to switch to the ubuntu account. SSH is off: no key pair is attached and no inbound rule is needed. First boot creates TLS material and passwords; nothing sensitive is baked into the image. PgBouncer listens on loopback only (port 6432). PostgreSQL packages are a localhost smoke helper only and stay disabled as a permanent service. Keep credentials out of recordings and tickets.
The standard software fee is described in the AWS Marketplace offer terms. EC2, EBS and data-transfer charges are billed separately. See the offer terms for applicable billing promotions.
After launch, wait for cloud-init to finish, then follow the bundled README for configuration, backup and day-2 operations.
Reach it from other machines: To accept clients from other hosts, set listen_addr to the instance's private IP, issue a server certificate that includes that address, restart PgBouncer and allow TCP 6432 only from your application's security group.
Copy-paste launch kit (role, security group, run-instances and CloudFormation): https://docs.softwaresushi.com/launch-kit/ and the PgBouncer Connection Pooler guide: https://docs.softwaresushi.com/pgbouncer/
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for independent AWS packaging, validation, maintenance and setup documentation. Marko Kreen, Skype Technologies OU, and PgBouncer contributors publish PgBouncer under the ISC License; Software Sushi supplies the AMI recipe, pinned official source tarball, compiled pooler with OpenSSL and systemd, first-boot CA/TLS and SCRAM userlist, loopback-only defaults, and setup documentation without claiming upstream endorsement.
Highlights
- Pinned PgBouncer 1.26.0 source build with OpenSSL and provenance receipts.
- First-boot client TLS, SCRAM userlist and loopback-only pooler defaults.
- Bundled configuration, backup and day-2 operations documentation.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
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This listing uses one usage-based dimension billed hourly on a t3.medium instance. You pay for the software by the hour that the instance runs, so your cost scales directly with runtime. There are no tiers or separate feature levels to choose from. The software deploys as a machine image that runs on Amazon EC2 in your own AWS account. AWS infrastructure costs such as compute, storage, and data transfer are billed separately from this hourly software charge.
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The hourly charge covers the connection pooler software running on a t3.medium Amazon EC2 instance in your AWS account. AWS infrastructure such as compute, storage, networking, and data transfer is billed separately. You retain control of the instance, region, and connected services.
The hourly software charge applies while the t3.medium instance runs. When you stop the instance, the hourly software charge stops accruing. Stopped instances may still incur AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but those are AWS charges separate from the software price.
The software deploys as a machine image on Amazon EC2 in your account. You add your own configuration after launch and manage the environment yourself. The pricing covers only the running software; connected external services may require their own accounts and charges.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Version release notes
PgBouncer 1.26.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, packaged by Software Sushi. The guided demo is repeatable and survives a service restart; the pooler listens on loopback only and requires TLS. The documentation under /opt/sushi/docs is root-owned and a first-login guide appears after sudo -iu ubuntu. Connect with Session Manager, run sudo -iu ubuntu, then bash /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh. Configure your own provider keys and models privately after launch.
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Usage instructions
- Launch t3.medium (16 GiB or larger encrypted gp3, IMDSv2) with an instance profile that has AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore and outbound HTTPS. No inbound rules are needed. Copy-paste launch kit (role, security group, run-instances, CloudFormation): https://docs.softwaresushi.com/launch-kit/
- Connect: aws ssm start-session --target <instance-id>. You land as ssm-user; sudo -iu ubuntu switches to the ubuntu account and shows the first-login guide. After cloud-init finishes, run: sudo -iu ubuntu bash /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh (expect a final line ending in DEMO_PASSED).
- Use it: Edit /etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini to point at your PostgreSQL server (Configuration guide), then connect clients to port 6432 as user app over TLS. The backend database must accept the same user name and password.
- Secrets and access: Passwords are in /var/lib/pgbouncer/credentials/app.password and admin.password (root only: sudo cat to read). Give clients /usr/local/share/sushi/pgbouncer/ca.pem. To test from your computer, forward port 6432: aws ssm start-session --target <instance-id> --document-name AWS-StartPortForwardingSession --parameters '{"portNumber":["6432"],"localPortNumber":["6432"]}'
- Reach it from another host: set listen_addr to the instance's private IP, issue a server certificate that includes that address (see the Configuration guide), restart PgBouncer and allow TCP 6432 only from your application's security group. Never use * or 0.0.0.0 behind an open security group. Guide: https://docs.softwaresushi.com/pgbouncer/ . Support: info@softwaresushi.com
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Software Sushi provides AMI packaging and setup guidance. Contact info@softwaresushi.com for installation questions. Support coverage requires a separate agreement. This offer does not include PgBouncer project support.
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