You can now connect directly to remote databases and databases requiring TLS with wrangler dev . This lets you run your Worker code locally while connecting to remote databases, without needing to use wrangler dev --remote . The localConnectionString field and CLOUDFLAREHYPERDRIVELOCALCONNECTIONSTRINGBINDINGNAME env...
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Hyperdrive - Connect to remote databases during local development with wrangler dev
Cloudflare Developer Platform Changelog · 2025-12-04
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