Introducing Neki: sharded Postgres
TLDR Dev
PlanetScale introduced Neki, which shards PostgreSQL across multiple machines while preserving the standard wire protocol, drivers, ORMs, extensions, and SQL behavior.
Why it matters
PlanetScale’s Neki shards real Postgres across multiple machines while keeping standard wire protocol, drivers, ORMs, extensions, and familiar SQL behavior. It uses a router to fan out queries across shard groups and supports online workflows like schema changes, failovers, upgrades, imports, and resharding.
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