diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/cli/commands/execute/index.ts b/packages/db/src/core/cli/commands/execute/index.ts
index 9a5a1b8e2f..cc316bf596 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/cli/commands/execute/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/cli/commands/execute/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../errors.js';
 import {
 	getLocalVirtualModContents,
-	getStudioVirtualModContents,
+	getRemoteVirtualModContents,
 } from '../../../integration/vite-plugin-db.js';
 import { bundleFile, importBundledFile } from '../../../load-file.js';
 import type { DBConfig } from '../../../types.js';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function cmd({
 	let virtualModContents: string;
 	if (flags.remote) {
 		const appToken = await getManagedRemoteToken(flags.token);
-		virtualModContents = getStudioVirtualModContents({
+		virtualModContents = getRemoteVirtualModContents({
 			tables: dbConfig.tables ?? {},
 			appToken: appToken.token,
 			isBuild: false,
diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts b/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
index 6debb40176..88949175c4 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ import {
 	vitePluginDb,
 } from './vite-plugin-db.js';
 
-function astroDBIntegration(): AstroIntegration {
+type DBOptions = {
+	remoteClient?: 'native' | 'web';
+};
+
+function astroDBIntegration(options?: DBOptions): AstroIntegration {
+	const { remoteClient = 'native' } = options || {};
 	let connectToRemote = false;
 	let configFileDependencies: string[] = [];
 	let root: URL;
@@ -77,17 +82,22 @@ function astroDBIntegration(): AstroIntegration {
 				if (connectToRemote) {
 					appToken = await getManagedRemoteToken();
 					dbPlugin = vitePluginDb({
-						connectToStudio: connectToRemote,
+						connectToRemote: true,
 						appToken: appToken.token,
 						tables,
 						root: config.root,
 						srcDir: config.srcDir,
 						output: config.output,
 						seedHandler,
+						// The web remote client is only used for production builds
+						// in order to be compatible with non-Node server runtimes.
+						// For local development and CLI commands, the native client
+						// is used for greater flexibility.
+						remoteClientMode: command === 'build' ? remoteClient : 'native',
 					});
 				} else {
 					dbPlugin = vitePluginDb({
-						connectToStudio: false,
+						connectToRemote: false,
 						tables,
 						seedFiles,
 						root: config.root,
diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
index 29e98222ea..c74b601e63 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/integration/vite-plugin-db.ts
@@ -34,24 +34,25 @@ export type SeedHandler = {
 
 type VitePluginDBParams =
 	| {
-			connectToStudio: false;
-			tables: LateTables;
-			seedFiles: LateSeedFiles;
-			srcDir: URL;
-			root: URL;
-			logger?: AstroIntegrationLogger;
-			output: AstroConfig['output'];
-			seedHandler: SeedHandler;
-	  }
+		connectToRemote: false;
+		tables: LateTables;
+		seedFiles: LateSeedFiles;
+		srcDir: URL;
+		root: URL;
+		logger?: AstroIntegrationLogger;
+		output: AstroConfig['output'];
+		seedHandler: SeedHandler;
+	}
 	| {
-			connectToStudio: true;
-			tables: LateTables;
-			appToken: string;
-			srcDir: URL;
-			root: URL;
-			output: AstroConfig['output'];
-			seedHandler: SeedHandler;
-	  };
+		connectToRemote: true;
+		tables: LateTables;
+		appToken: string;
+		srcDir: URL;
+		root: URL;
+		output: AstroConfig['output'];
+		seedHandler: SeedHandler;
+		remoteClientMode: 'native' | 'web';
+	};
 
 export function vitePluginDb(params: VitePluginDBParams): VitePlugin {
 	let command: 'build' | 'serve' = 'build';
@@ -71,12 +72,13 @@ export function vitePluginDb(params: VitePluginDBParams): VitePlugin {
 		async load(id) {
 			if (id !== resolved.module && id !== resolved.importedFromSeedFile) return;
 
-			if (params.connectToStudio) {
-				return getStudioVirtualModContents({
+			if (params.connectToRemote) {
+				return getRemoteVirtualModContents({
 					appToken: params.appToken,
 					tables: params.tables.get(),
 					isBuild: command === 'build',
 					output: params.output,
+					remoteClientMode: params.remoteClientMode,
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -137,16 +139,18 @@ export * from ${RUNTIME_VIRTUAL_IMPORT};
 ${getStringifiedTableExports(tables)}`;
 }
 
-export function getStudioVirtualModContents({
+export function getRemoteVirtualModContents({
 	tables,
 	appToken,
 	isBuild,
 	output,
+	remoteClientMode,
 }: {
 	tables: DBTables;
 	appToken: string;
 	isBuild: boolean;
 	output: AstroConfig['output'];
+	remoteClientMode?: 'native' | 'web';
 }) {
 	const dbInfo = getRemoteDatabaseInfo();
 
@@ -185,6 +189,7 @@ export const db = await createRemoteDatabaseClient({
   dbType: ${JSON.stringify(dbInfo.type)},
   remoteUrl: ${dbUrlArg()},
   appToken: ${appTokenArg()},
+	remoteClientMode: ${JSON.stringify(remoteClientMode)},
 });
 
 export * from ${RUNTIME_VIRTUAL_IMPORT};
diff --git a/packages/db/src/runtime/db-client.ts b/packages/db/src/runtime/db-client.ts
index 2e49b28f79..35088b02fc 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/runtime/db-client.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/runtime/db-client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { InStatement } from '@libsql/client';
 import { type Config as LibSQLConfig, createClient } from '@libsql/client';
+import { createClient as createLibSQLWebClient } from '@libsql/client/web';
 import type { LibSQLDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/libsql';
 import { drizzle as drizzleLibsql } from 'drizzle-orm/libsql';
 import { type SqliteRemoteDatabase, drizzle as drizzleProxy } from 'drizzle-orm/sqlite-proxy';
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ type RemoteDbClientOptions = {
 	dbType: 'studio' | 'libsql';
 	appToken: string;
 	remoteUrl: string | URL;
+	remoteClientMode?: 'native' | 'web';
 };
 
 export function createRemoteDatabaseClient(options: RemoteDbClientOptions) {
@@ -53,10 +55,24 @@ export function createRemoteDatabaseClient(options: RemoteDbClientOptions) {
 
 	return options.dbType === 'studio'
 		? createStudioDatabaseClient(options.appToken, remoteUrl)
-		: createRemoteLibSQLClient(options.appToken, remoteUrl, options.remoteUrl.toString());
+		: createRemoteLibSQLClient({
+			appToken: options.appToken,
+			remoteDbURL: remoteUrl,
+			rawUrl: options.remoteUrl.toString(),
+			remoteClientMode: options.remoteClientMode,
+		});
 }
 
-function createRemoteLibSQLClient(appToken: string, remoteDbURL: URL, rawUrl: string) {
+type RemoteLibSQLClientOptions = {
+	appToken: string;
+	remoteDbURL: URL;
+	rawUrl: string;
+	remoteClientMode?: 'native' | 'web';
+}
+
+function createRemoteLibSQLClient({
+	appToken, remoteDbURL, rawUrl, remoteClientMode,
+}: RemoteLibSQLClientOptions) {
 	const options: Partial<LibSQLConfig> = Object.fromEntries(remoteDbURL.searchParams.entries());
 	remoteDbURL.search = '';
 
@@ -81,7 +97,11 @@ function createRemoteLibSQLClient(appToken: string, remoteDbURL: URL, rawUrl: st
 		url = 'file:' + remoteDbURL.pathname.substring(1);
 	}
 
-	const client = createClient({
+	const client = (
+		remoteClientMode === 'web'
+			? createLibSQLWebClient
+			: createClient
+	)({
 		...options,
 		authToken: appToken,
 		url,