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PostgreSQL Support diagram of the query lifecycle from parse to execute with planner inputs, pg_stat_statements instrumentation and a wait event triage table

Optimizing SQLs in PostgreSQL 18.4: 12 Proven Techniques for Peak Performance

A practical field manual for optimizing SQLs in PostgreSQL 18.4: EXPLAIN with buffers, B-tree skip scans, asynchronous I/O, statistics, join tuning, six animated diagrams and seven premium diagnostic scripts.

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Detecting and Fixing PostgreSQL Index Bloat with REINDEX CONCURRENTLY

PostgreSQL index bloat: measure it with pgstattuple, understand why B-trees inflate, and rebuild online with REINDEX CONCURRENTLY without downtime.

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PostgreSQL lock contention featured image for the MinervaDB pg_locks deep dive, showing a three-step blocking chain

Resolving PostgreSQL Lock Contention: A pg_locks Deep Dive

PostgreSQL lock contention resolved: read pg_locks correctly, trace blocking chains, fix deadlocks, and design DDL that never queues production.

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Diagnosing Autovacuum Lag and Table Bloat in PostgreSQL Production Systems

PostgreSQL autovacuum tuning for production: diagnose autovacuum lag, measure table bloat, fix per-table thresholds, and prevent wraparound risk.

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PgBouncer Pool Saturation: Diagnosing Connection Bottlenecks in PostgreSQL

PgBouncer performance tuning for PostgreSQL: diagnose pool saturation with SHOW POOLS, read cl_waiting correctly, size pools, and fix bottlenecks.

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Setting Sail: Installing CloudNativePG (CNPG) for PostgreSQL on Kubernetes

Running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes used to feel like a daunting challenge reserved for platform engineering teams with deep operational expertise. That reality has changed. With CloudNativePG (CNPG), deploying a production-grade PostgreSQL cluster on Kubernetes is [...]

PostgreSQL 18 Performance Configuration Matrix: New Parameters and MinervaDB Tuning Recommendations

The release of PostgreSQL 18 introduces one of the most consequential rounds of configuration changes the project has shipped in years. For database engineers and site reliability teams, understanding PostgreSQL 18 performance tuning is no [...]

How to Do UPDATE … LIMIT in PostgreSQL (With Standard SQL Alternatives)

If you have ever migrated a workload from MySQL to PostgreSQL, you have probably hit a wall the first time you tried to run a statement like UPDATE mytable SET status = 'done' LIMIT 100;. [...]

Patroni Standby Cluster: Cascading Replication for PostgreSQL High Availability

PostgreSQL has become the database of choice for organizations that demand reliability, and Patroni sits at the center of most production-grade PostgreSQL high availability deployments. In this in-depth guide we walk through one of Patroni's [...]

btree_gist improvements in PostgreSQL 18

The btree_gist improvements in PostgreSQL 18 are one of the most practical performance wins shipping in this release for teams that depend on exclusion constraints, composite indexes, and nearest-neighbour search. The btree_gist extension lives in [...]

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Optimizing SQLs in PostgreSQL 18.4: 12 Proven Techniques for Peak Performance

Detecting and Fixing PostgreSQL Index Bloat with REINDEX CONCURRENTLY

Resolving PostgreSQL Lock Contention: A pg_locks Deep Dive

Diagnosing Autovacuum Lag and Table Bloat in PostgreSQL Production Systems

PgBouncer Pool Saturation: Diagnosing Connection Bottlenecks in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL 18 Performance Configuration Matrix: New Parameters and MinervaDB Tuning Recommendations

How to Do UPDATE … LIMIT in PostgreSQL (With Standard SQL Alternatives)

Patroni Standby Cluster: Cascading Replication for PostgreSQL High Availability

btree_gist improvements in PostgreSQL 18