neon
Neon is an open-source serverless PostgreSQL database platform that separates storage and computing layers. The architecture consists of stateless PostgreSQL computing nodes, a scalable pageserver component, and a safekeepers structure that provides a backup WAL service. It distributes data into a node cluster, offering automatic scaling, database branching, and zero shrinking features.
neon
92neondatabase · Databases & Vector Infrastructure
Common commercial products in this category: Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Aurora
- You connect to the database with any client or online SQL editor that is PostgreSQL compatible.
- You run the stateless PostgreSQL computing nodes together with the Neon storage engine, which consists of pageserver and safekeeper components.
- You store WAL records permanently in the backup safekeeper service and transfer them to cloud storage after processing the pageserver.
- • High number of open issues (588)
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