Firebird

Firebird 5.0.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Free Maintenance Support by bCloud

Firebird on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with maintenance support by bCloud is a repackaged open-source offering available through the AWS Cloud Marketplace. (Additional charges may apply for support.) Firebird is an open-source, high-performance relational database management system (RDBMS) that has been used in production for more than 20 years. It supports full ACID compliance, rich SQL capabilities, and efficient performance with a low memory footprint.

Firebird is suitable for both small and large-scale applications, offering flexible deployment in embedded mode or as a complete client/server database. It supports enterprise features like stored procedures, triggers, encryption, auditing/monitoring, and high concurrency through its multi-generational MVCC architecture.

Keywords of Firebird

• Firebird on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• AWS Marketplace AMI deployment
• Open-source RDBMS (zero licensing cost)
• ACID-compliant transactions
• MVCC / multi-generational architecture
• SQL-99 / ANSI SQL support
• Stored procedures + triggers
• Embedded + client/server modes
• Low memory footprint
• Port 3050 ready (default Firebird port)
• Optional bCloud maintenance support
• Optional 24/7 support (clouding AMI option)

Core Technical Features of Firebird

Rich SQL Support

Firebird supports features required for production-grade applications, including:

• transactions
• triggers
• stored procedures
• strong SQL standard support (SQL-99 / ANSI SQL)

High Concurrency with MVCC

Firebird uses a multi-generational architecture (MVCC) that supports high concurrency by allowing multiple reads and writes with reduced locking overhead. It makes it suitable for OLTP-heavy workloads.

Flexible Deployment Modes

Firebird can run as:

• Embedded mode (lightweight local DB use cases)
• Client/server mode (standard centralised DB deployment)

Security and Encryption Support

Firebird supports security features such as:

• WireCrypt encryption (over-the-wire encryption)
• database encryption via plugins
• optional integration with environments such as Windows AD (for Windows deployments)

Monitoring and Diagnostics

Includes operational tooling such as:

• monitoring tables
• logging capabilities
• TraceAPI support

Backup, Recovery, and Replication Support

Firebird supports database protection and recovery patterns such as:

• nbackup (incremental backups)
• point-in-time recovery
• database shadowing (replication-style safety)

AWS Marketplace-Optimised Advantages

Pre-Configured AMI Deployment

AMI-based deployment provides:

• faster provisioning
• consistent instance configuration
• reduced setup effort

AWS Integration (depending on offering)

Some Marketplace images include:

• AWS CLI
• CloudWatch Agent
• SSM Agent
• VPC-optimized networking setup
• default DB port 3050 ready for access

Pay-as-you-go + EC2 Scaling

Supports:

• costs based on usage
• scaling by changing EC2 instance types (vertical scaling)
• test/dev as well as production workloads