Pigsty Blog Articles
DDIA 2nd Edition, Chinese Translation

The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
Column: Database Guru

The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
Column: Cloud-Exit

A whole generation of developers has been told "cloud-first." This column collects data, case studies, and analysis on the cloud exit movement.
A whole generation of developers has been told "cloud-first." This column collects data, case studies, and analysis on the cloud exit movement.
PostgreSQL Dominates Database World, but Who Will Devour PG?

The same forces that once led MongoDB and MySQL toward closure are now at work in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. The PG world needs a distribution that represents "software freedom" values.
The same forces that once led MongoDB and MySQL toward closure are now at work in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. The PG world needs a distribution that represents "software freedom" values.
KubeSphere: Trust Crisis Behind Open-Source Supply Cut

Deleting images and running away - this isn't about commercial closed-source issues, but supply cut problems that directly destroy years of accumulated community trust.
Deleting images and running away - this isn't about commercial closed-source issues, but supply cut problems that directly destroy years of accumulated community trust.
PostgreSQL Has Dominated the Database World

The 2025 SO global developer survey results are fresh out, and PostgreSQL has become the most popular, most loved, and most wanted database for the third consecutive year. Nothing can stop PostgreSQL from consolidating the entire database world!
The 2025 SO global developer survey results are fresh out, and PostgreSQL has become the most popular, most loved, and most wanted database for the third consecutive year. Nothing can stop PostgreSQL from consolidating the entire database world!
Dongchedi Just Exposed “Smart Driving.” Where’s Our Dongku-Di?

Imagine a “closed-course” shootout for domestic databases and clouds, the way Dongchedi just humiliated 30+ autonomous cars. This industry needs its own stress test.
Imagine a “closed-course” shootout for domestic databases and clouds, the way Dongchedi just humiliated 30+ autonomous cars. This industry needs its own stress test.
Pigsty v3.6: The Ultimate PostgreSQL Distribution

New doc site, PITR playbook, Percona PG TDE kernel support, and Supabase self-hosting optimization make v3.6 the last major release before 4.0.
New doc site, PITR playbook, Percona PG TDE kernel support, and Supabase self-hosting optimization make v3.6 the last major release before 4.0.
Google AI Toolbox: Production-Ready Database MCP is Here?

Google recently launched a database MCP toolbox, perhaps the first production-ready solution.
Google recently launched a database MCP toolbox, perhaps the first production-ready solution.
PGDG Cuts Off Mirror Sync Channel

PGDG cuts off FTP rsync sync channels, global mirror sites universally disconnected - this time they really strangled global users' supply chain.
PGDG cuts off FTP rsync sync channels, global mirror sites universally disconnected - this time they really strangled global users' supply chain.
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