May 22, 2026 Tech
Part 3 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: Simple-Mode Benchmark
Benchmarking the PostgreSQL middle tier under SSL — PgBouncer vs ProxySQL (1/2/4 workers), same hardware, same 4KB SELECT workload. pgbench simple mode.
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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.
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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.
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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
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January 7, 2026 Tech
Decrypting SSL/TLS Traffic with Wireshark and ProxySQL
In this guide, we will walk you through the process of decrypting SSL/TLS traffic to and from ProxySQL using Wireshark. By enabling the SSLKEYLOG feature in Pro
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May 20, 2024 Release
Releasing ProxySQL v2.6.3!
ProxySQL is a high performance, high availability, protocol aware proxy for MySQL, with a GPL license! It can be downloaded from the ProxySQL Repository (instru
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