Remote test instance for Oracle 11g with JDBC access

Question

I would like to use an Oracle database instance to run 11g (or newer) on some remote server (as a playground for private projects). The purpose of this would be to do some testing / developing with a Java backend, so I need JDBC access.

There is LiveSQL and APEX as testing platforms, but neither one of them supports JDBC access. So what I'm looking for is sth. like LiveSQL / Apex WITH JDBC access. Does that exist?

I do have an own root server, so I could install Oracle 11g by myself, but unfortunately my server has only 2GB RAM, which is not enough, so the installation fails.

Update: Unfortunately I need Oracle, as most projects have Oracle. I also have a local installation of Oracle XE on my 1) Desktop at home, 2) private Laptop and 3) Laptop at work. But then again, these Oracle instances are never in sync and I don't want to sync them all the time. By using one single remote instance, I could avoid all those installations.

Answer 1

Do you need Oracle for any particular reason? If you're just testing/coding, an im memory db commes in very handy. My favorite is H2 .

H2 commes with an Oracle compatibility mode .

Answer 2

You can use the Oracle Database Cloud service https://cloud.oracle.com/database which you can try for free. Once you have started a database instance you can enable remote sqlnet access. This will let you connect remotely using the JDBC thin driver (or sqlplus or any client).