NES for PostgreSQL 14 (Minimal)

The minimal build of NES for PostgreSQL 14 is a reduced-dependency build of PostgreSQL 14. It carries the same PostgreSQL core and the same bundled OpenSSL FIPS provider as the standard build, with optional libraries removed to shrink the dependency surface.

Use the minimal build when you want a smaller footprint and fewer third-party libraries, for example in embedded or air-gapped deployments.

What is different from the standard build

The minimal build turns off every optional dependency. Compared to the standard build, it omits:

• zlib compression
• XML support (libxml2 and libxslt)
• ICU collation
• National language support (NLS)
• PAM authentication
• LZ4 compression
• readline (psql line editing)
• The PL/Perl, PL/Python, and PL/Tcl procedural languages

It keeps the PostgreSQL 14 core, UUID support, and the bundled OpenSSL (OpenSSL 3.5.7 with the OpenSSL 3.1.2 FIPS provider, CMVP cert #4985).

Supported platforms

Access

NES for PostgreSQL 14 is distributed through the NES registry at registry.nes.herodevs.com and requires a HeroDevs access token. If you do not have an access token, contact support@herodevs.com. For more information see Access Tokens.

Installation

The minimal build installs the same way as the standard build. Each supported platform ships a binary tarball that contains the PostgreSQL 14 binaries, the bundled OpenSSL FIPS provider, and a FIPS attestation.

curl -fSL -u "<your-contact-email>:<your-nes-access-token>" \
  -o nes-postgresql-14.23-minimal.tar.gz \
  "https://registry.nes.herodevs.com/bin/nes/postgres-minimal/14.23/<filename>"

sha256sum -c nes-postgresql-14.23-minimal.tar.gz.sha256
tar -xzf nes-postgresql-14.23-minimal.tar.gz -C /opt/nes

Building from source

The source distribution is a separate product with its own access. See Source distribution.