encoredev/encore

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Encore is an open-source infrastructure SDK and backend framework for TypeScript and Go that lets developers declare resources like databases, Pub/Sub, object storage, caches, cron jobs, and secrets directly in application code. It runs the full system locally with real infrastructure via `encore run`, and optionally provisions and deploys to your own AWS or GCP account through Encore Cloud.

Use cases

• build backend services with databases and pub/sub without writing Terraform
• run a full microservices stack locally with real Postgres and queues
• provision AWS or GCP infrastructure automatically from application code
• spin up preview environments per pull request for e2e testing
• scaffold a new backend app from a CLI or AI coding agent
• replace Terraform files and DevOps handoffs with infrastructure-as-code in TypeScript or Go
• generate type-safe API clients for frontend apps
• add distributed tracing and secrets management to a backend

When to choose

• you're building Go or TypeScript backends and want infrastructure declared in code
• your team wastes time on Terraform PRs, provisioning tickets, and DevOps handoffs
• you want local development with real databases, queues, and storage out of the box
• you want AI agents to build and validate features against real infrastructure
• you deploy to AWS or GCP and want automated provisioning in your own account

When to avoid

• you need a language other than Go or TypeScript
• you're locked into a cloud provider Encore doesn't support, like Azure
• you have an established Terraform/Pulumi workflow and team expertise you want to keep
• you need fine-grained, bespoke infrastructure configuration outside Encore's supported resource types
• you want a fully managed PaaS rather than deploying into your own cloud account

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infrastructure-as-code web-framework api-framework database message-queue caching secrets-management scheduling deployment microservices tracing mcp backend cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code microservices web-development developer-tools apis self-hosted go cli cloud self-hosted cross-platform windows backend-framework infra-sdk cloud-provisioning aws gcp preview-environments developer-experience ai-agents terraform-alternative distributed-tracing devops typescript nodejs docker macos linux

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