When it comes to running a database for development, testing, demos, or short-lived workloads, cost and complexity can be big headaches. Traditional database hosting—like a VPS, a cloud VM, or a managed service—comes with ongoing costs, storage expenses, and configuration overhead. You often end up paying for resources even when you're not using them. But what if you could spin up a database only when you need it, leverage cheap (or free) object storage for persistence, and tear it down afterwar...