New Postgres Connection Pooling Extension Breaks 100k Barrier
If you’ve ever dealt with scaling PostgreSQL, you know the traditional process-per-connection model just doesn’t cut it when you're handling massive numbers of connections, particularly short-lived ones. When I led architecture at The Meet Group, which had one of the largest deployments of Postgres in the world, we optimized everything: connection pools in the app tier, as a man-in-the-middle, and even on the database server. It ran great, but it was a pain in the ass to manage and debug. Now, as co-founder and CEO of NEXTGRES, I've been working on a better and more seamless solution:…
New Postgres Connection Pooling Extension Breaks 100k Barrier launched on May 13, 2024 with 11 votes, #1,156 of 4,539 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
This PostgreSQL extension provides built-in connection pooling directly within the database, designed to handle high volumes of connections without requiring external management layers. It targets developers and database administrators managing large-scale PostgreSQL deployments who struggle with the complexity of traditional multi-tier pooling setups. The extension integrates seamlessly into Postgres itself, simplifying configuration and debugging compared to separate pooling solutions.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
If you’ve ever dealt with scaling PostgreSQL, you know the traditional process-per-connection model just doesn’t cut it when you're handling massive numbers of connections, particularly short-lived ones. When I led architecture at The Meet Group, which had one of the largest deployments of Postgres in the world, we…
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