Libcluster Postgres Strategy for Elixir
hey hn, I’m Filipe, a developer at supabase we have three projects using Elixir in a clustered setup. we’ve always used libcluster[0] to achieve it but ended up using multiple strategies. now we’ve converged into one approach for all our projects using Postgres as the coordinator. we’re using Postgres LISTEN and NOTIFY commands with Postgrex as the system to propagate node addresses so they can connect plus we use it to send healtcheck pings to heal when required. big thanks to https://twitter.com/gotbones for the libcluster library and…
Libcluster Postgres Strategy for Elixir launched on November 30, 2023 with 26 votes, #1,236 of 4,333 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Libcluster Postgres Strategy for Elixir is a clustering strategy that enables Elixir applications to discover and connect to each other using PostgreSQL as a coordinator. It leverages Postgres LISTEN and NOTIFY commands with Postgrex to propagate node addresses across clustered systems and includes health-check pings to manage node failures. Built by developers at Supabase, it consolidates multiple clustering approaches into a single unified solution for distributed Elixir applications.
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From the sources
Postgres strategy for libcluster. Contribute to supabase/libcluster_postgres development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
hey hn, I’m Filipe, a developer at supabase we have three projects using Elixir in a clustered setup. we’ve always used libcluster[0] to achieve it but ended up using multiple strategies. now we’ve converged into one approach for all our projects using Postgres as the coordinator. we’re using Postgres LISTEN and…
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