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cli: enable embedded-postgres via config instead of env var

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Rather than requiring the `EXPERIMENTAL_DEV_DB` environment variable,
the embedded postgres server is now started automatically when
`backend.database.client` is set to `embedded-postgres` in the app
config. The CLI reads the config before spawning the backend and
injects the actual pg connection details via env override.

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
Made-with: Cursor
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Patrik Oldsberg
2026-04-01 13:03:11 +02:00
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The `package start` command now supports an experimental `EXPERIMENTAL_DEV_DB` env flag that can be set to enable the use of `embedded-postgres` as the database for local development, rather than SQLite. For this to work the desired version of the `embedded-postgres` package must be installed in your project, typically as a `devDependency`.
Added experimental support for using `embedded-postgres` as the database for local development. Set `backend.database.client` to `embedded-postgres` in your app config to enable this. The `embedded-postgres` package must be installed as an explicit dependency in your project.