Is Fauna Open Source? Can You Self-Host It?

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Ongoing Web, all platforms Updated November 14, 2026Based on 3 user reportsHow we research

Quick answer

Fauna promised to open-source its core database and FQL, but we found no confirmed release. Drivers and CLI tools are on GitHub; the database itself is not self-hostable as far as we could verify.

Most likely fix: Check the official sources

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

  1. 1. Check the official sources

    1. Look at Fauna's GitHub organization and its announcement for a core repository
    2. Do not plan production on an unreleased codebase
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  2. 2. Pick a self-hostable alternative

    1. Postgres or MongoDB self-hosted
    2. FerretDB or CockroachDB if you want specific compatibility models
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Symptoms

You want to run Fauna yourself after the cloud shutdown.

Why it happens

  • The open-source version was not ready by the shutdown date
  • No firm release date was announced

This guide also covers

  • is fauna open source
  • fauna self host
  • fauna open source release
  • faunadb github

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