Spin Up Databases & Observability in Seconds with Shard

Abdulkadir Gündüz — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:58:58 +0000

Most teams still spend minutes (sometimes hours) wiring databases and observability.

We thought that was… unnecessary.

With Shard, you can spin up production-ready infra in seconds — using just a few prompts or clicks.

⚡ Launch instantly

From a single flow, you can bring up:

PostgreSQL
MySQL
SQLite
SQL Server Express
MongoDB
Redis
Grafana
Prometheus

No manual setup. No tool juggling. No YAML nightmares.

🔄 Built-in sync & CDC

For PostgreSQL and MySQL, Shard includes:

Schema sync
Data sync
Change Data Capture (CDC)

All powered by a flow-based architecture — design your data workflows visually and run them reliably.

🧠 Not just provisioning

Shard also gives you:

Monitoring
Organization & team management
Unified control plane

Because spinning things up is easy — operating them safely is the hard part.

*Infrastructure shouldn’t be the bottleneck.
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We’re building Shard to make databases and observability move at the speed of your product. We look forward to your feedback.

👉 Try it: https://shard.ink

trying to simplify DB and observability provisioning

Abdulkadir Gündüz — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:13:14 +0000

We’re excited to share a product we’ve been working on for a long time.

Many teams still run Postgres, SQL Server Express, Prometheus,Grafana, MongoDB, and Redis across different cloud platforms or spend significant time handling the operational setup themselves. It slows teams down and shifts focus away from building the actual product.

shard.ink enables teams to deploy and manage databases and observability stacks in seconds using a few simple prompts or clicks. Our goal is to remove infrastructure complexity so teams can focus on what really matters.

We’re still early and actively looking for feedback, especially around developer experience.

👉 https://shard.ink

Would love to hear your thoughts.

DEV Community: Abdulkadir Gündüz

Spin Up Databases & Observability in Seconds with Shard

trying to simplify DB and observability provisioning