PgDog
ActiveScaling engine for PostgreSQL
About
PgDog is an application for sharding PostgreSQL. It understands SQL and can distribute queries automatically between databases. It's built for managed databases, like AWS RDS, and doesn't require any changes to application code or schema. In addition to sharding, PgDog is a load balancer and pooler, so it can act as a replacement for PgBouncer, RDS Proxy, and other Postgres scaling products. It brings the simplicity and performance of HTTP load balancing to the database. Built from the experience of sharding Postgres at Instacart during peak growth in 2020, PgDog is the answer to the old question: does Postgres scale? It does now.
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Second time technical founder, sharded Postgres at Instacart in 2020 during peak growth. Previously built PostgresML (AI + PostgreSQL = 🚀).
Launch
Proxy for scaling Postgres without app changes or database extensions.
PgDog acts as a proxy for PostgreSQL, functioning as a load balancer, connection pooler, bouncer, and sharder to horizontally scale databases and route or rewrite queries without altering application code or using extensions. It targets production Postgres users seeking more predictable latency, uptime, and scalability, with open-source, Rust-built tooling.
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