Pigsty Blog Articles
Pigsty v4.0: Victoria Stack + Security Hardening
January 07, 2026 in Pigsty
VictoriaMetrics/Logs replace Prometheus/Loki for 10x observability performance, Vector handles logs, unified UI, firewall/SELinux/credential hardening.
VictoriaMetrics/Logs replace Prometheus/Loki for 10x observability performance, Vector handles logs, unified UI, firewall/SELinux/credential hardening.
Claude Code Quick Start: Using Alternative LLMs at 1/10 the Cost
January 04, 2026 in Database
How to install and use Claude Code? How to achieve similar results at 1/10 of Claude's cost with alternative models? A one-liner to get CC up and running!
How to install and use Claude Code? How to achieve similar results at 1/10 of Claude's cost with alternative models? A one-liner to get CC up and running!
Git for Data: Instant PostgreSQL Database Cloning
December 27, 2025 in PostgreSQL
How to instantly clone a massive PostgreSQL database without consuming extra storage? PostgreSQL 18 and XFS can spark some serious magic.
How to instantly clone a massive PostgreSQL database without consuming extra storage? PostgreSQL 18 and XFS can spark some serious magic.
Did RedNote Exit the Cloud?
December 26, 2025 in Cloud
When a company that was "born on the cloud" goes "self-host first," does that count as cloud exit? A repost of a deleted piece on the infrastructure coming-of-age for Chinas internet giants.
When a company that was "born on the cloud" goes "self-host first," does that count as cloud exit? A repost of a deleted piece on the infrastructure coming-of-age for Chinas internet giants.
Data 2025: Year in Review with Mike Stonebraker
December 24, 2025 in Database
A conversation between Mike Stonebraker (Turing Award Winner, Creator of PostgreSQL), Andy Pavlo (Carnegie Mellon), and the DBOS team.
A conversation between Mike Stonebraker (Turing Award Winner, Creator of PostgreSQL), Andy Pavlo (Carnegie Mellon), and the DBOS team.
What Database Does AI Agent Need?
December 21, 2025 in Database
The bottleneck for AI Agents isnt in database engines but in upper-layer integration. Muscle memory, associative memory, and trial-and-error courage will be key.
The bottleneck for AI Agents isnt in database engines but in upper-layer integration. Muscle memory, associative memory, and trial-and-error courage will be key.
MySQL and Baijiu: The Internet’s Obedience Test
December 20, 2025 in Database
MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in?
MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in?
Victoria: The Observability Stack That Slaps the Industry
December 17, 2025 in Database
VictoriaMetrics is brutally efficient—using a fraction of Prometheus + Loki’s resources for multiples of the performance. Pigsty v4 swaps to the Victoria stack; here’s the beta for anyone eager to try it.
VictoriaMetrics is brutally efficient—using a fraction of Prometheus + Loki’s resources for multiples of the performance. Pigsty v4 swaps to the Victoria stack; here’s the beta for anyone eager to try it.
MinIO Is Dead. Who Picks Up the Pieces?
December 08, 2025 in Database
MinIO just entered maintenance mode. What replaces it? Can RustFS step in? I tested the contenders so you don’t have to.
MinIO just entered maintenance mode. What replaces it? Can RustFS step in? I tested the contenders so you don’t have to.
Alipay, Taobao, Xianyu Went Dark. Smells Like a Message Queue Meltdown.
December 05, 2025 in Cloud
Dec 4, 2025, Taobao, Alipay, and Xianyu all cratered. Users got charged while orders still showed “unpaid,” a carbon copy of the 2024 Double-11 fiasco.
Dec 4, 2025, Taobao, Alipay, and Xianyu all cratered. Users got charged while orders still showed “unpaid,” a carbon copy of the 2024 Double-11 fiasco.