A project needed KingbaseES V8 R3, but the vendor pulled the R3 download page, so people kept grabbing V8 R6 instead. The R6 driver and management client cannot connect to an R3 database, and R6 and R3 cannot back up or restore to each other directly.
To save everyone else on the project the same hassle, I collected and organized every installer, driver package, and license file for KingbaseES V8 R3.
Download Links
- Linux x86_64 installer: https://gitlab.com/renfei/KingbaseES-V8-R3/-/raw/master/Linux/KingbaseES_V008R003C002B0340_Lin64_install.iso
- Windows x64 installer: https://gitlab.com/renfei/KingbaseES-V8-R3/-/raw/master/Windows/KingbaseES_V008R003C002B0340_Win64_install.iso
- Anything else: browse the repo at https://gitlab.com/renfei/KingbaseES-V8-R3 and grab the version and files you need.
Docker Version
If you’re on macOS, or on Linux and don’t feel like installing anything, try my Docker image. See Running Kingbase V8 R3 in a Docker container on macOS — it’s built on Kingbase version V008R003C002B0320.
License
One thing to watch with the license file: the development edition caps max connections at 10, while the default config uses 100. That mismatch makes the server fail to start, so edit the config file accordingly.
All of these licenses are for development use only, not commercial. They came straight from the official site — none of them are cracked.
A Small Complaint
GitHub and Gitee both cap repository size, so GitLab (and the domestic JH GitLab mirror) were the only options left.