Render raises $100M at a $1.5B valuation
Read the announcementWhy deploy Adminer on Render?
Adminer is a web-based database management tool that supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch. It provides a lightweight, single-file interface for browsing, querying, and administering databases without needing a local client installation.
This template gives you a ready-to-run Adminer instance with the Dockerfile already configured for Render's web service environment—no need to figure out container setup, port exposure, or health checks yourself. One click deploys a fully functional database management UI that can connect to any of your Render-hosted MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Elasticsearch instances using their internal connection strings. Skip the 20 minutes of Docker debugging and get straight to managing your databases.
What you can build
After deploying, you'll have a web-based database management UI running as a persistent service. You can connect it to your MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Elasticsearch instances on Render to browse data, run queries, and manage schemas from your browser instead of the command line.
Key features
- Multi-database web UI: Provides a full-featured web interface for managing MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB databases.
- Docker-based deployment: Includes a ready-to-use Dockerfile for running Adminer as a containerized web service.
- Render platform integration: Pre-configured to deploy as a web service on Render and connect to Render-hosted database instances.
- Single-file PHP tool: Adminer runs as a lightweight single PHP file, simplifying deployment and resource usage.
Use cases
- Backend developer debugs PostgreSQL queries without installing local tools
- Startup founder exports MySQL data for investor reporting
- DevOps engineer quickly inspects Elasticsearch indices during incident response
- Freelancer manages multiple client databases from one web interface
Next steps
- Open the Adminer web service URL in your browser — You should see the Adminer login page with fields for System, Server, Username, Password, and Database
- Connect to an existing Render PostgreSQL database by selecting PostgreSQL as the system and entering your database credentials — You should see your database tables listed in the left sidebar after successful login
- Test database access by clicking on a table and running a simple SELECT query — You should see the query results displayed in a formatted table with row data from your database