PostgreSQL Failover in Action: Testing VIP Management and Split-Brain Detection Without Keepalived
Our journey to PGConf India has officially begun! Starting today, we’re launching a daily blog series that will run every […]
One Tuple, Many Steps : Inside PostgreSQL Logical Replication
Logical replication is one of the most fascinating internals of PostgreSQL. Unlike physical replication, which works at the block level,
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Battle-Tested: Being a PostgreSQL DBA
Being a PostgreSQL DBA means living in a world where production issues don’t arrive on a schedule. Over the past
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Production-Ready Selective Logical Replication: Non-Partitioned to Partitioned Tables in PostgreSQL
In modern database architectures, it’s common to maintain separate environments for transactional operations and analytical workloads. One challenging scenario is
Postgres HA Architecture: Eliminating SPoF with Keepalived
Production PostgreSQL deployments demand high availability. Applications requiring four or five nines of uptime need resilient database clusters built on
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Service and Technology Optimization: Simplifying for Better Outcomes
At OpenSource DB, we often talk about optimization not as a buzzword but as a mindset. While most think of
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From Playbook to Powerhouse: Scaling up with strategy
Every startup begins with a spark, an idea, a Founder’s vision, and a small, scrappy team ready to do whatever
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Streaming PostgreSQL changes as JSON with wal2json
Modern data systems thrive on real-time change streams. Whether it’s auditing user actions, replicating changes across databases, or feeding events
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Sustainability Strategy — Endurance over explosions
This is the best TL; DR I could up with: – Financial sustainability: Unit economics and capital efficiency– Organizational sustainability:
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Understanding PostgreSQL system catalogs for Troubleshooting
When something goes wrong in PostgreSQL, most people first look at logs, queries, or monitoring dashboards. But there’s another very
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Synergy Strategy: Winning Together as a Startup
At OpenSource DB, we believe startups don’t win by going solo — they scale by building strong alliances. Most people
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Simplify Strategy: Less but Better
Simplify strategy: Less but betterMost teams believe more = better.More goals. More projects. More metrics. Reality: That ambition often backfires.
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Advanced Logical Replication in PostgreSQL: Conflict Handling, Tuning & Real-World Patterns
Introduction In the previous blog, we explored the fundamentals of logical decoding and logical replication. Now, let’s go one step
Building Feedback Loops Across Teams for Faster Learning and Iteration
Week 4 – In fast-moving environments, speed alone isn’t enough—learning quickly and iterating effectively is what separates high-performing teams from
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Logical Decoding and Logical Replication in PostgreSQL
Introduction PostgreSQL, a powerful open-source relational database, offers multiple replication strategies to support high availability, scalability, and integration. Among them,
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Setting Up Repeatable Processes: The Freedom to Focus on What Matters
Week 3 – Architecting August blogpost – As we celebrate Independence Day, we often think about freedom in terms of
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The Founder’s Dilemma: Familiar vs Fit-for-Future
Choosing the Right Tech Stack: Balancing the Now vs the NextWhen you’re building a product — especially in a startup
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PostgreSQL Index Testing with HypoPG extension
Introduction: One of our customers were experiencing high CPU utilization during specific operations. We conducted close monitoring of the system
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Designing Startup Systems That Scale: Hiring, Tech, Culture, Ops
Architecting August – Week 1 In the zero-to-one phase, most startup decisions are reactive.You hire fast. You build fast. You
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Sell Before You Scale: GTM for Founders Who Hate Selling
🧩Week 4 Theme: Sales and GTM Jumpstarts for Early-Stage Startups“Jump-start July” Series – Insights and tactics to accelerate early wins
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Upgrading PostgreSQL 12.15 to 14.18 in RHEL 8 Air-Gapped Systems: A Comprehensive Guide – Part-2
This is the part 2, continuation of the blog Upgrading PostgreSQL 12.15 to 14.18 in RHEL 8 Air-Gapped Systems: A