VillageSQL – A Fork of MySQL with Extensions
We built VillageSQL because we love MySQL, but we’ve watched the ecosystem stagnate while PostgreSQL flourished with extensions like pgvector and pg_textsearch. We wanted to give MySQL that same extensibility so teams don’t have to migrate databases just to keep building nowadays. VillageSQL is an open-source, tracking fork of MySQL that is a drop-in replacement and adds a true extension framework. How it works: +It’s a drop-in replacement +We added an interface to load external shared libraries (.so files) as extensions. +You define custom data types and functions (with indexes coming soon)…
In plain words
VillageSQL is an open-source MySQL fork designed as a drop-in replacement that adds an extension framework. It allows developers to load external libraries and create custom data types and functions that run natively within the database engine, addressing MySQL's limited extensibility compared to PostgreSQL. The project launches with proof-of-concept extensions for AI, UUID, cryptography, and network addresses. VillageSQL targets teams who want to extend their database capabilities without migrating away from MySQL.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
We built VillageSQL because we love MySQL, but we’ve watched the ecosystem stagnate while PostgreSQL flourished with extensions like pgvector and pg_textsearch. We wanted to give MySQL that same extensibility so teams don’t have to migrate databases just to keep building nowadays. VillageSQL is an open-source, tracking fork of MySQL that is a drop-in replacement and adds a true extension framework. How it works: +It’s a drop-in replacement +We added an interface to load external shared libraries (.so files) as extensions. +You define custom data types and functions (with indexes coming soon) that run natively inside the engine. +We are launching with a few proof-of-concept extensions: vsql-ai, vsql-uuid, vsql-crypto, vsql-network-address. We’re currently in alpha. We know forking MySQL is a big swing, but we believe the community needs a way to innovate on the core engine without waiting for Oracle and in a way that is easier to use than plug-ins. The code is open source here: https://github.com/villagesql/villagesql-server We’d love your feedback. Happy to answer any questions about the implementation!
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