Tech — ProxySQL Blog

May 17, 2026

How ProxySQL 3.0.8 improves MySQL session-variable tracking

ProxySQL 3.0.8 extends session-variable tracking beyond parsed SET statements by consuming MySQL session-state notifications from backend OK packets.

April 29, 2026

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.

April 28, 2026

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.

April 25, 2026

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.

April 24, 2026

Security Hardening in ProxySQL 3.0.7

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

April 22, 2026

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

How ProxySQL for PostgreSQL handles unplanned primary failure

April 21, 2026

ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — Surviving an unplanned primary failure

How ProxySQL for PostgreSQL handles unplanned primary failure

April 19, 2026

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.

April 18, 2026

ProxySQL for PostgreSQL — the failover model

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

April 17, 2026

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

April 16, 2026

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.

April 5, 2026

What's Coming to dbdeployer

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

February 11, 2026

Making MySQL AI-Ready: How MyVector and ProxySQL Work Together

As AI workloads become standard in modern applications, engineering teams face a familiar dilemma: MySQL is already the system of record, but vector search typically requires bolting on a separate database. MyVector and ProxySQL solve this without fragmenting your data stack.

February 8, 2026

Bringing GenAI to Every MySQL Instance: ProxySQL v4.0

ProxySQL v4.0 adds a transparent AI layer at the proxy — RAG pipelines, NL2SQL, and an MCP server for AI agents — without touching your database or application code.

January 7, 2026

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

August 29, 2025

PostgreSQL Monitoring with ProxySQL

This blogpost dives into the latest advancements in ProxySQL's monitoring capabilities, specifically about the recently added monitoring support for PostgreSQL,

April 8, 2025

Enhancing Your Database Connection Pooling for Improved Performance

Businesses often turn to caching solutions to improve database performance. It speeds up read and write operations by storing frequently accessed data in memory

March 26, 2025

Setting Up a ProxySQL Cluster: A Comprehensive Guide for High Traffic Databases

High-traffic databases present significant challenges, especially when managing and optimizing performance across large, distributed environments. According to

March 13, 2025

Database Failover: Ensuring Seamless Transitions with ProxySQL

When was the last time your database experienced an unexpected failover? If it was seamless, consider yourself lucky, as most organizations struggle with signif

March 13, 2025

Building a Scalable Multi-Tenant Architecture with ProxySQL

As cloud applications grow in scale and complexity, multi-tenant architecture has become essential for organizations prioritizing cost efficiency, scalability,