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Part 2 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: A Brief Feature Comparison
April 29, 2026 Tech

Part 2 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: A Brief Feature Comparison

Part 2 of the PgBouncer to ProxySQL series. A direct comparison of what each tool does, focused on responsibilities PgBouncer deliberately leaves alone and that ProxySQL pulls into the proxy itself. Reflects ProxySQL 3.0.8 and PgBouncer 1.25.1 at time of writing.

#proxysql #postgresql #pgbouncer #comparison #query-rules #monitoring #dba #sre

by Rahim Kanji

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Part 1 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: Rethinking the PostgreSQL Middle Tier
April 28, 2026 Tech

Part 1 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: Rethinking the PostgreSQL Middle Tier

Part 1 of the PgBouncer to ProxySQL series. Focus: architecture and operator model, not a full feature matrix. Reflects ProxySQL 3.0.7 and PgBouncer 1.25.1 at time of writing.

#proxysql #postgresql #pgbouncer #high-performance #concurrency #architecture #compare #dba #sre

by Rahim Kanji

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Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.8, 3.1.8, and 4.0.8
April 27, 2026 Release

Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.8, 3.1.8, and 4.0.8

ProxySQL 3.0.8 introduces MySQL session-variable tracking, PostgreSQL Cluster Sync, per-server backend SSL, and mid-transaction recovery. Also announcing 3.1.8 and 4.0.8.

#proxysql-3-0 #postgresql #mysql #security #ssl #open-source

by Rene Cannao

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New Observability Tables in ProxySQL 3.0.7: stats_proxysql_global and stats_tls_certificates
April 25, 2026 Tech

New Observability Tables in ProxySQL 3.0.7: stats_proxysql_global and stats_tls_certificates

ProxySQL 3.0.7 introduces two new statistics tables for TLS certificate tracking and global proxy metrics.

#proxysql-3-0 #tls #ssl #observability #monitoring

by Rene Cannao

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Security Hardening in ProxySQL 3.0.7
April 24, 2026 Tech

Security Hardening in ProxySQL 3.0.7

A deep dive into the protocol hardening, credential protection, and validation improvements in ProxySQL 3.0.7.

#proxysql-3-0 #security #mysql #protocol

by Rene Cannao

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Orchestrator for PostgreSQL: the HA brain, now first-party
April 22, 2026 Tech

Orchestrator for PostgreSQL: the HA brain, now first-party

How ProxySQL for PostgreSQL handles unplanned primary failure

#ha #postgresql #failover #orchestrator

by Rene' Cannao'

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ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — Surviving an unplanned primary failure
April 21, 2026 Tech

ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — Surviving an unplanned primary failure

How ProxySQL for PostgreSQL handles unplanned primary failure

#ha #postgresql #failover

by Rene' Cannao'

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The Provider Architecture — How dbdeployer Learned to Speak PostgreSQL
April 19, 2026 Tech

The Provider Architecture — How dbdeployer Learned to Speak PostgreSQL

A deep dive into the Provider interface that makes dbdeployer multi-database. How we abstracted MySQL, added PostgreSQL, and made it extensible for any database.

#Open Source #dbdeployer #ProxySQL #MySQL #PostgreSQL #Database Tools #Developer Tools #Database Testing #Community #Maintainership

by Rene' Cannao'

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ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — the failover model
April 18, 2026 Tech

ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — the failover model

First blog post of a series about ProxySQL for PostgreSQL and how it handles failover

#ha #postgresql #failover

by Rene' Cannao'

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ProxySQL's prepared statement cache refactor, explained
April 17, 2026 Tech

ProxySQL's prepared statement cache refactor, explained

A walk-through of the PostgreSQL prepared-statement cache refactor — what was slow, why, and how the redesign turned a contended path into a contention-free one

#proxysql #proxysql-3-0 #postgresql #prepared-statements #high-performance #concurrency

by Rahim Kanji

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zstd Compression Support in ProxySQL 3.0.7
April 16, 2026 Tech

zstd Compression Support in ProxySQL 3.0.7

ProxySQL 3.0.7 adds native zstd compression for the MySQL protocol, offering better compression ratios and lower CPU overhead compared to zlib.

#proxysql-3-0 #mysql #compression #performance

by Rene Cannao

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Announcing the future of Orchestrator: ProxySQL takes takes the helm
April 9, 2026 Release

Announcing the future of Orchestrator: ProxySQL takes takes the helm

ProxySQL officially takes over the maintenance and development of Orchestrator, ensuring a bright future for the industry-standard database topology management tool.

#orchestrator #proxysql #mysql #postgresql #open-source

by Rene Cannao

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Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.7, 3.1.7, and 4.0.7
April 7, 2026 Release

Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.7, 3.1.7, and 4.0.7

ProxySQL 3.0.7 brings protocol hardening, zstd compression, TLS certificate tracking, and new security improvements. Also announcing 3.1.7 and 4.0.7.

#proxysql-3-0 #security #tls #compression #open-source #ztd

by Rene Cannao

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What's Coming to dbdeployer
April 5, 2026 Tech

What's Coming to dbdeployer

A preview of the features we're shipping — from InnoDB Cluster to PostgreSQL support. This is just the beginning.

#Open Source #dbdeployer #ProxySQL #MySQL #PostgreSQL #Database Tools #Developer Tools #Database Testing #Community #Maintainership

by Rene' Cannao'

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Why dbdeployer Matters to Me — and Why ProxySQL Took Over Its Maintenance
April 4, 2026 Release

Why dbdeployer Matters to Me — and Why ProxySQL Took Over Its Maintenance

A first look at why this project matters, why we decided to maintain it, and why supporting tools for both MySQL and PostgreSQL is part of our broader open source commitment

#Open Source #dbdeployer #ProxySQL #MySQL #PostgreSQL #Database Tools #Developer Tools #Database Testing #Community #Maintainership

by Rene Cannao

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ProxySQL 3.1.6: Embedded TSDB for Built-in Time-Series Metrics
April 3, 2026 Release

ProxySQL 3.1.6: Embedded TSDB for Built-in Time-Series Metrics

Built-in Time-Series Metrics, No Prometheus Required. Query Your Metrics History Directly from ProxySQL

#proxysql-3-1 #mysql #postgresql #open-source #query-analysis #visibility #monitoring #metrics-history #tsdb

by Rene Cannao

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Talking PostgreSQL with ProxySQL at Percona Live SF 2026
March 30, 2026 Event

Talking PostgreSQL with ProxySQL at Percona Live SF 2026

ProxySQL Is Coming to Percona Live 2026 – And It's Not Just for MySQL Anymore

#postgresql #postgres #proxysql #percona #pgbouncer

by Ronald Bradford

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ProxySQL 3.1.6: Full Query Observability in Fast Forward Mode with FFTO
March 23, 2026 Release

ProxySQL 3.1.6: Full Query Observability in Fast Forward Mode with FFTO

Fast Forward Mode Is No Longer a Blind Spot

#proxysql-3-0 #mysql #postgresql #open-source #query-analysis #visibility

by Rene Cannao

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Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.6 and the New Multi-Tier Release Strategy
March 11, 2026 Release

Announcing ProxySQL 3.0.6 and the New Multi-Tier Release Strategy

Today we are excited to announce the release of ProxySQL 3.0.6 Stable, alongside our new Innovative (3.1.6) and AI/MCP (4.0.6) release tiers.

#proxysql-3-0 #postgresql #open-source #ai #mcp

by Rene Cannao

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Supercharge Your PostgreSQL with ProxySQL
March 4, 2026 Event

Supercharge Your PostgreSQL with ProxySQL

ProxySQL is a gold sponsor at PGConf India 2026 in Bengaluru, delivering a 3-hour hands-on tutorial on high availability, connection pooling, and query routing for PostgreSQL at scale.

#postgresql #postgres #high-availability #events

by Ronald Bradford

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