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Using sysbench to Test PostgreSQL Performance
Although PostgreSQL provides pgbench, sometimes you need sysbench to outperform MySQL.
Testing Disk Performance with FIO
FIO is a convenient tool for testing disk I/O performance
PostgreSQL Server Log Regular Configuration
It's recommended to configure PostgreSQL's log format as CSV for easy analysis, and it can be directly imported into PostgreSQL data tables.
Finding Unused Indexes
Indexes are useful, but they're not free. Unused indexes are a waste. Use these methods to identify unused indexes.
Batch Configure SSH Passwordless Login
Quick configuration for passwordless login to all machines
Wireshark Packet Capture Protocol Analysis
Wireshark is a very useful tool, especially suitable for analyzing network protocols. Here's a simple introduction to using Wireshark for packet capture and PostgreSQL protocol analysis.
The Versatile file_fdw — Reading System Information from Your Database
With file_fdw, you can easily view operating system information, fetch network data, and feed various data sources into your database for unified viewing and management.
Installing PostGIS from Source
PostGIS is PostgreSQL's killer extension, but compiling and installing it isn't easy.
Common Linux Statistics CLI Tools
top, free, vmstat, iostat: Quick reference for four commonly used CLI tools
Go Database Tutorial: database/sql
Similar to JDBC, Go also has a standard database access interface. This article details how to use database/sql in Go and important considerations.
Implementing Cache Synchronization with Go and PostgreSQL
Cleverly utilizing PostgreSQL's Notify feature, you can conveniently notify applications of metadata changes and implement trigger-based logical replication.
Auditing Data Changes with Triggers
Sometimes we want to record important metadata changes for audit purposes. PostgreSQL triggers can conveniently solve this need automatically.
Building an ItemCF Recommender in Pure SQL
Five minutes, PostgreSQL, and the MovieLens dataset—that’s all you need to implement a classic item-based collaborative filtering recommender.
UUID Properties, Principles and Applications
UUID properties, principles and applications, and how to manipulate UUIDs using PostgreSQL stored procedures.
PostgreSQL MongoFDW Installation and Deployment
Recently had business requirements to access MongoDB through PostgreSQL FDW, but compiling MongoDB FDW is really a nightmare.
Using sysbench to Test PostgreSQL Performance
sysbench homepage: https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench Installation Binary installation - on Mac, use brew to install sysbench: brew install sysbench --with-postgresql Source compilation (CentOS): yum -y install make automake libtool pkgconfig …
sysbench homepage: https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench Installation Binary installation - on Mac, use brew to install sysbench: brew install sysbench --with-postgresql Source compilation (CentOS): yum -y install make automake libtool pkgconfig …
Testing Disk Performance with FIO
Author: Vonng FIO is an excellent disk performance testing tool. You can test disk read/write performance using the following commands. fio --filename=/tmp/fio.data \ -direct=1 \ -iodepth=32 \ -rw=randrw \ --rwmixread=80 \ -bs=4k \ -size=1G \ …
Author: Vonng FIO is an excellent disk performance testing tool. You can test disk read/write performance using the following commands. fio --filename=/tmp/fio.data \ -direct=1 \ -iodepth=32 \ -rw=randrw \ --rwmixread=80 \ -bs=4k \ -size=1G \ …
PostgreSQL Server Log Regular Configuration
It’s recommended to configure PostgreSQL’s log format as CSV for easy analysis, and it can be directly imported into PostgreSQL data tables. Log-Related Configuration Items log_destination ='csvlog' logging_collector =on log_directory ='log' …
It’s recommended to configure PostgreSQL’s log format as CSV for easy analysis, and it can be directly imported into PostgreSQL data tables. Log-Related Configuration Items log_destination ='csvlog' logging_collector =on log_directory ='log' …
Finding Unused Indexes
Author: Vonng Indexes are useful, but they’re not free. Unused indexes are a waste. Use the following SQL to identify unused indexes: First, exclude indexes used to implement constraints (can’t be dropped) Expression indexes (containing field 0 in …
Author: Vonng Indexes are useful, but they’re not free. Unused indexes are a waste. Use the following SQL to identify unused indexes: First, exclude indexes used to implement constraints (can’t be dropped) Expression indexes (containing field 0 in …
Batch Configure SSH Passwordless Login
Configuring SSH is fundamental operations work - sometimes the basics need revisiting. Generate Public-Private Key Pairs Ideally, everything should use public-private key authentication for passwordless direct connection from local to all database …
Configuring SSH is fundamental operations work - sometimes the basics need revisiting. Generate Public-Private Key Pairs Ideally, everything should use public-private key authentication for passwordless direct connection from local to all database …
Wireshark Packet Capture Protocol Analysis
Wireshark is a very useful tool, especially suitable for analyzing network protocols. Here’s a simple introduction to using Wireshark for packet capture and PostgreSQL protocol analysis. Assuming debugging local PostgreSQL instance: 127.0.0.1:5432 …
Wireshark is a very useful tool, especially suitable for analyzing network protocols. Here’s a simple introduction to using Wireshark for packet capture and PostgreSQL protocol analysis. Assuming debugging local PostgreSQL instance: 127.0.0.1:5432 …
The Versatile file_fdw — Reading System Information from Your Database
Author: Vonng PostgreSQL is the most advanced open-source database, and one of its killer features is FDW: Foreign Data Wrapper. Through FDW, users can access various external data sources from Postgres in a unified manner. file_fdw is one of the …
Author: Vonng PostgreSQL is the most advanced open-source database, and one of its killer features is FDW: Foreign Data Wrapper. Through FDW, users can access various external data sources from Postgres in a unified manner. file_fdw is one of the …
Installing PostGIS from Source
Strongly recommend using yum / apt commands to install PostGIS from official PostgreSQL binary repositories. Reference: …
Strongly recommend using yum / apt commands to install PostGIS from official PostgreSQL binary repositories. Reference: …
Common Linux Statistics CLI Tools
top free vmstat iostat top Display Linux tasks Summary Press space or enter to force refresh Use h to open help Use l,t,m to collapse summary sections Use d to modify refresh interval Use z to enable color highlighting Use u to list processes for …
top free vmstat iostat top Display Linux tasks Summary Press space or enter to force refresh Use h to open help Use l,t,m to collapse summary sections Use d to modify refresh interval Use z to enable color highlighting Use u to list processes for …
Go Database Tutorial: database/sql
The conventional way Go uses SQL and SQL-like databases is through the standard library database/sql. This is a generic abstraction for relational databases that provides a standard, lightweight, row-oriented interface. However, the documentation for …
The conventional way Go uses SQL and SQL-like databases is through the standard library database/sql. This is a generic abstraction for relational databases that provides a standard, lightweight, row-oriented interface. However, the documentation for …
Implementing Cache Synchronization with Go and PostgreSQL
Parallel and Hierarchy are the two great principles of architectural design, and caching is the embodiment of Hierarchy in the IO domain. Implementing caching mechanisms in single-threaded scenarios can be surprisingly simple, but it’s hard to …
Parallel and Hierarchy are the two great principles of architectural design, and caching is the embodiment of Hierarchy in the IO domain. Implementing caching mechanisms in single-threaded scenarios can be surprisingly simple, but it’s hard to …
Auditing Data Changes with Triggers
Author: Vonng (@Vonng) Sometimes we want to record important metadata changes for audit purposes. PostgreSQL triggers can conveniently solve this need automatically. -- Create an audit-specific schema and revoke all non-superuser privileges DROP …
Author: Vonng (@Vonng) Sometimes we want to record important metadata changes for audit purposes. PostgreSQL triggers can conveniently solve this need automatically. -- Create an audit-specific schema and revoke all non-superuser privileges DROP …
Building an ItemCF Recommender in Pure SQL
Everyone knows “item-based collaborative filtering” (ItemCF): Amazon recommendations, YouTube watch-next, etc. Here’s how to implement it in PostgreSQL using the MovieLens dataset. No Python, just SQL. Theory in one minute ItemCF recommends items …
Everyone knows “item-based collaborative filtering” (ItemCF): Amazon recommendations, YouTube watch-next, etc. Here’s how to implement it in PostgreSQL using the MovieLens dataset. No Python, just SQL. Theory in one minute ItemCF recommends items …
UUID Properties, Principles and Applications
A recent project needed to generate business transaction IDs with the following requirements: IDs must be generated in a distributed manner, cannot depend on central node allocation while ensuring global uniqueness. IDs must contain timestamps and …
A recent project needed to generate business transaction IDs with the following requirements: IDs must be generated in a distributed manner, cannot depend on central node allocation while ensuring global uniqueness. IDs must contain timestamps and …
PostgreSQL MongoFDW Installation and Deployment
Update: Recently MongoFDW has been taken over by Cybertech for maintenance, so maybe it’s not as bad anymore. Recently had business requirements to access MongoDB through PostgreSQL FDW. Initially I thought this was a pretty easy task. But what …
Update: Recently MongoFDW has been taken over by Cybertech for maintenance, so maybe it’s not as bad anymore. Recently had business requirements to access MongoDB through PostgreSQL FDW. Initially I thought this was a pretty easy task. But what …