[255martyn]

Is it possible to use this independently of other heroku services? We're on ec2, but this is a perfect fit.

Edit: If this is up to date https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/dynos

Then heroku uses ec2, so it should be possible.

[plasma]

Yes, https://postgres.heroku.com/ its a stand-alone service (thats run by Heroku), you don't need to be on the Heroku platform to use it.

[craigkerstiens]

Absolutely Heroku Postgres runs on top of EC2, if you want more details or have any questions you can reach out to me directly craig at heroku.com