a Datomic entity browser for prod

This app is an easy way to get a generic web-based support/diagnostics UI for any production Datomic service, with the ability to extend using Clojure to add custom queries, routes, and views.

10min lightning talk – Conj 2025

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Getting started

Prerequisites

• java -version modern version, we use openjdk version "23.0.2"
• Clojure CLI https://clojure.org/guides/install_clojure

git clone git@github.com:hyperfiddle/datomic-browser.git
cd datomic-browser
./datomic_fixtures_mbrainz_small.sh       # Download Datomic w/ mbrainz dataset
#./datomic_fixtures_mbrainz_full.sh       # optional
./run_datomic.sh
clj -X:dev dev/-main
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# INFO  dev: 👉 http://0.0.0.0:8080

# boot with Datomic transactor URI
clj -X:dev dev/-main :datomic-uri '"'datomic:dev://localhost:4334/*'"'

Repl: jack-in with :dev alias, then eval (dev/-main)

License

• free for individual use on local dev machines, free use requires login to activate (we are a business)
• deploying in prod at work requires a license, contact us.
• still working out the details