Pigsty Blog Articles
PG Extension Cloud: Unlocking PostgreSQL’s Entire Ecosystem
November 12, 2025 in PostgreSQL
Free, open, no VPN. Install PostgreSQL and 431 extensions on 14 Linux distros × 6 PG versions via native RPM/DEB—and a tiny CLI.
Free, open, no VPN. Install PostgreSQL and 431 extensions on 14 Linux distros × 6 PG versions via native RPM/DEB—and a tiny CLI.
Alicloud “Borrowed” Supabase. This Is What Happens When Giants Strip-Mine Open-Source.
November 06, 2025 in Cloud
Founders here get asked the same question over and over: what if Alibaba builds the same thing? Alicloud RDS just launched Supabase as a managed service. Exhibit A.
Founders here get asked the same question over and over: what if Alibaba builds the same thing? Alicloud RDS just launched Supabase as a managed service. Exhibit A.
AWS’s Official DynamoDB Outage Postmortem
October 24, 2025 in Cloud
AWS finally published the Oct 20 us-east-1 postmortem. I translated the key parts and added commentary on how one DNS bug toppled half the internet.
AWS finally published the Oct 20 us-east-1 postmortem. I translated the key parts and added commentary on how one DNS bug toppled half the internet.
How One AWS DNS Failure Cascaded Across Half the Internet
October 21, 2025 in Cloud
us-east-1’s DNS control plane faceplanted for 15 hours and dragged 142 AWS services—and a good chunk of the public internet—down with it. Here’s the forensic tour.
us-east-1’s DNS control plane faceplanted for 15 hours and dragged 142 AWS services—and a good chunk of the public internet—down with it. Here’s the forensic tour.
The PostgreSQL 'Supply Cut' and Trust Issues in Software Supply Chain
August 15, 2025 in PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL official repos cut off global mirror sync channels, open-source binaries supply disrupted, revealing the true colors of various database and cloud vendors.
PostgreSQL official repos cut off global mirror sync channels, open-source binaries supply disrupted, revealing the true colors of various database and cloud vendors.
DDIA 2nd Edition, Chinese Translation
August 10, 2025 in Database
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
Column: Database Guru
August 08, 2025 in Database
The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
Column: Cloud-Exit
August 08, 2025 in Cloud
A whole generation of developers has been told "cloud-first." This column collects data, case studies, and analysis on the cloud exit movement.
A whole generation of developers has been told "cloud-first." This column collects data, case studies, and analysis on the cloud exit movement.
PostgreSQL Dominates Database World, but Who Will Devour PG?
August 05, 2025 in PostgreSQL
The same forces that once led MongoDB and MySQL toward closure are now at work in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. The PG world needs a distribution that represents "software freedom" values.
The same forces that once led MongoDB and MySQL toward closure are now at work in the PostgreSQL ecosystem. The PG world needs a distribution that represents "software freedom" values.
KubeSphere: Trust Crisis Behind Open-Source Supply Cut
August 02, 2025 in Cloud
Deleting images and running away - this isn't about commercial closed-source issues, but supply cut problems that directly destroy years of accumulated community trust.
Deleting images and running away - this isn't about commercial closed-source issues, but supply cut problems that directly destroy years of accumulated community trust.