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PgDog

PostgreSQL pooler, load balancer, and sharder.

At a glance:
First seen:2026-07-07
Last seen:2026-07-07
Times seen:1
Website:pgdog.dev

The short version

PostgreSQL pooler, load balancer, and sharder.

Why it caught our attention

Commenters thought the architecture looked strong and featureful.

Where it surfaced on Hacker News

2026-07-07

Editorial paraphrase

HN discussion said PgDog looks amazing on paper, highlighted notify/listen fixes and read-replica routing, and compared its direction to Vitess.

Original thread

Why we built yet another Postgres connection pooler