Multigres: Vitess for Postgres
a year ago
- #database
- #scalability
- #postgres
- Sugu, co-creator of Vitess, joins Supabase to build Multigres: Vitess for Postgres.
- Vitess is a database clustering system for MySQL, offering sharding, connection pooling, query routing, resiliency, and cloud-native orchestration.
- Multigres is a new proxy for Postgres, aiming to provide scalability with compatibility as a top priority.
- Multigres will offer a gradual on-ramp from connection pooling to sharded solutions for petabyte-scale databases.
- Sugu highlights the growing popularity of Postgres and the need for scalable solutions like Multigres.
- Supabase will continue focusing on Postgres, with no fundamental changes for smaller workloads.
- Multigres and OrioleDB (scalable storage engine) are complementary initiatives at Supabase.
- Multigres will be open-source under Apache 2 license, with initial focus on stability before accepting contributions.
- Supabase seeks design partners and early adopters for Multigres, especially those hitting scaling limits with Postgres.
- Supabase is assembling a team to build Multigres and invites Go programmers to apply.