PlanetScale
@planetscale.com
The database platform built for scale. Postgres and Vitess/MySQL.
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Discord: http://discord.gg/pDUGAAFEJx
Status: http://planetscalestatus.com
Introducing pg_strict for Postgres.
Our new extension adds a safety net to Postgres, catching dangerous queries before they run.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPn...
Our new extension adds a safety net to Postgres, catching dangerous queries before they run.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPn...
Protect your database. Use the pg_strict Postgres extension.
YouTube video by PlanetScale
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January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Introducing pg_strict for Postgres.
Our new extension adds a safety net to Postgres, catching dangerous queries before they run.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPn...
Our new extension adds a safety net to Postgres, catching dangerous queries before they run.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPn...
Trillions of Postgres and MySQL transactions execute every day.
They're at the heart of why relational databases are relied upon by the world's largest applications.
Learn all about how they work in our latest article.
They're at the heart of why relational databases are relied upon by the world's largest applications.
Learn all about how they work in our latest article.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Trillions of Postgres and MySQL transactions execute every day.
They're at the heart of why relational databases are relied upon by the world's largest applications.
Learn all about how they work in our latest article.
They're at the heart of why relational databases are relied upon by the world's largest applications.
Learn all about how they work in our latest article.
"Systems were going down every day."
Intercom's Ryan Sherlock walks through their entire database journey: MySQL, Aurora, ProxySQL, and why they ultimately chose PlanetScale.
Intercom's Ryan Sherlock walks through their entire database journey: MySQL, Aurora, ProxySQL, and why they ultimately chose PlanetScale.
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"Systems were going down every day."
Intercom's Ryan Sherlock walks through their entire database journey: MySQL, Aurora, ProxySQL, and why they ultimately chose PlanetScale.
Intercom's Ryan Sherlock walks through their entire database journey: MySQL, Aurora, ProxySQL, and why they ultimately chose PlanetScale.
PlanetScale Postgres + @drizzle.team ORM 🤝
New connection guide is live
orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect...
New connection guide is live
orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect...
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
PlanetScale Postgres + @drizzle.team ORM 🤝
New connection guide is live
orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect...
New connection guide is live
orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect...
Use our MCP server to access PlanetScale Insights data inside your codebase and get an AI-generated todo list for faster performance based on your actual query patterns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XCR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XCR...
Improve database performance with our MCP server + PlanetScale Insights
YouTube video by PlanetScale
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January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Use our MCP server to access PlanetScale Insights data inside your codebase and get an AI-generated todo list for faster performance based on your actual query patterns.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XCR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XCR...
⚖️ Database scaling is often the first challenge you'll encounter as your application grows.
Our 22 lesson database scaling course covers query tuning, partitioning, replication, connection management, sharding, and more.
planetscale.com/learn/course...
Our 22 lesson database scaling course covers query tuning, partitioning, replication, connection management, sharding, and more.
planetscale.com/learn/course...
Course introduction — Database Scaling — PlanetScale
Learn to create a database architecture that can scale to meet any level of demand! From small projects to huge, enterprise-level systems, this course will cover many of the concepts that you need to ...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
⚖️ Database scaling is often the first challenge you'll encounter as your application grows.
Our 22 lesson database scaling course covers query tuning, partitioning, replication, connection management, sharding, and more.
planetscale.com/learn/course...
Our 22 lesson database scaling course covers query tuning, partitioning, replication, connection management, sharding, and more.
planetscale.com/learn/course...
It's never been easier to move a MySQL database to PlanetScale using our import tool.
We've added better observability, per-table copy selection, and other advanced migration features.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1HC...
We've added better observability, per-table copy selection, and other advanced migration features.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1HC...
Need a better MySQL? Migrate → PlanetScale.
YouTube video by PlanetScale
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December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's never been easier to move a MySQL database to PlanetScale using our import tool.
We've added better observability, per-table copy selection, and other advanced migration features.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1HC...
We've added better observability, per-table copy selection, and other advanced migration features.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1HC...
Reposted by PlanetScale
- @planetscale.com by @samlambert.com: A MySQL-compatible serverless database with built-in scaling, branching, and non-blocking schema changes.
Ruby startup demo: Sam Lambert, PlanetScale. San Francisco Ruby Conference 2025.
YouTube video by Evil Martians
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December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
- @planetscale.com by @samlambert.com: A MySQL-compatible serverless database with built-in scaling, branching, and non-blocking schema changes.
Why are there so many ways to connect to Postgres?
Because each method has tradeoffs. The right choice depends on your architecture.
Let's break down 5 connection methods including direct, PgBouncer, and Hyperdrive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1C...
Because each method has tradeoffs. The right choice depends on your architecture.
Let's break down 5 connection methods including direct, PgBouncer, and Hyperdrive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1C...
5 ways to connect to Postgres
YouTube video by PlanetScale
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December 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Why are there so many ways to connect to Postgres?
Because each method has tradeoffs. The right choice depends on your architecture.
Let's break down 5 connection methods including direct, PgBouncer, and Hyperdrive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1C...
Because each method has tradeoffs. The right choice depends on your architecture.
Let's break down 5 connection methods including direct, PgBouncer, and Hyperdrive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL1C...
We're donating $30,000 to directly support open source projects. Tune in to the livestream with Open Source Santa:
www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen
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December 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're donating $30,000 to directly support open source projects. Tune in to the livestream with Open Source Santa:
www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen
www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen
Reposted by PlanetScale
All the employees at @planetscale.com are sponsoring open source projects and their maintainers today. My choice: @pgrx.bsky.social, which lets us write PostgreSQL extensions using Rust.
github.com/pgcentralfou...
github.com/pgcentralfou...
GitHub - pgcentralfoundation/pgrx: Build Postgres Extensions with Rust!
Build Postgres Extensions with Rust! Contribute to pgcentralfoundation/pgrx development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
All the employees at @planetscale.com are sponsoring open source projects and their maintainers today. My choice: @pgrx.bsky.social, which lets us write PostgreSQL extensions using Rust.
github.com/pgcentralfou...
github.com/pgcentralfou...
Looking for last minute gift ideas for $50 or less?
Give the gift of blazing fast NVMe drives.
It's been a busy week of shipping ⬇️
Give the gift of blazing fast NVMe drives.
It's been a busy week of shipping ⬇️
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Looking for last minute gift ideas for $50 or less?
Give the gift of blazing fast NVMe drives.
It's been a busy week of shipping ⬇️
Give the gift of blazing fast NVMe drives.
It's been a busy week of shipping ⬇️
We've upgraded the import experience for Vitess databases.
You can now monitor per-table progress, replication lag, and perform data verification as a part of your migration to PlanetScale.
You can now monitor per-table progress, replication lag, and perform data verification as a part of your migration to PlanetScale.
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We've upgraded the import experience for Vitess databases.
You can now monitor per-table progress, replication lag, and perform data verification as a part of your migration to PlanetScale.
You can now monitor per-table progress, replication lag, and perform data verification as a part of your migration to PlanetScale.
Postgres 18 is now available — PlanetScale
Postgres 18 is now available on PlanetScale
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December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Analytics queries running slow?
PlanetScale now supports pg_duckdb and integrates with the MotherDuck cloud, making your OLAP workloads lightning-fast.
PlanetScale now supports pg_duckdb and integrates with the MotherDuck cloud, making your OLAP workloads lightning-fast.
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Analytics queries running slow?
PlanetScale now supports pg_duckdb and integrates with the MotherDuck cloud, making your OLAP workloads lightning-fast.
PlanetScale now supports pg_duckdb and integrates with the MotherDuck cloud, making your OLAP workloads lightning-fast.
$50 PlanetScale Metal is GA for Postgres
Visit blog/50-dollar-planetscale-metal-is-ga-for-postgres
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December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
PlanetScale Postgres keeps getting better!
Single-node databases, primary PgBouncers, intelligent Insights improvements, and more.
Check out what we've shipped ⬇️
Single-node databases, primary PgBouncers, intelligent Insights improvements, and more.
Check out what we've shipped ⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
PlanetScale Postgres keeps getting better!
Single-node databases, primary PgBouncers, intelligent Insights improvements, and more.
Check out what we've shipped ⬇️
Single-node databases, primary PgBouncers, intelligent Insights improvements, and more.
Check out what we've shipped ⬇️
Want better database observability?
PlanetScale has Prometheus-compatible metrics exporters for both Vitess and Postgres.
This plugs right in with tools you already know: Grafana, Datadog, and other popular monitoring platforms.
PlanetScale has Prometheus-compatible metrics exporters for both Vitess and Postgres.
This plugs right in with tools you already know: Grafana, Datadog, and other popular monitoring platforms.
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Want better database observability?
PlanetScale has Prometheus-compatible metrics exporters for both Vitess and Postgres.
This plugs right in with tools you already know: Grafana, Datadog, and other popular monitoring platforms.
PlanetScale has Prometheus-compatible metrics exporters for both Vitess and Postgres.
This plugs right in with tools you already know: Grafana, Datadog, and other popular monitoring platforms.
PlanetScale Insights shows you how queries perform, now also find out what they do.
Get a plain-language summary for any query. Available now in the Insights dashboard.
Get a plain-language summary for any query. Available now in the Insights dashboard.
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
PlanetScale Insights shows you how queries perform, now also find out what they do.
Get a plain-language summary for any query. Available now in the Insights dashboard.
Get a plain-language summary for any query. Available now in the Insights dashboard.
We've added metric groups to the Insights dashboard.
This makes it easier to navigate your queries and quickly identify the ones consuming too many resources or executing slowly.
This makes it easier to navigate your queries and quickly identify the ones consuming too many resources or executing slowly.
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We've added metric groups to the Insights dashboard.
This makes it easier to navigate your queries and quickly identify the ones consuming too many resources or executing slowly.
This makes it easier to navigate your queries and quickly identify the ones consuming too many resources or executing slowly.
You can now manage webhooks directly from the PlanetScale CLI.
Webhooks are useful for controlling databases in CI/CD workflows, setting up automated Slack notifications, and triggering storage usage warnings.
Read more:
planetscale.com/changelog/we...
Webhooks are useful for controlling databases in CI/CD workflows, setting up automated Slack notifications, and triggering storage usage warnings.
Read more:
planetscale.com/changelog/we...
Manage webhooks with the CLI — PlanetScale
The latest PlanetScale features and product launches.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You can now manage webhooks directly from the PlanetScale CLI.
Webhooks are useful for controlling databases in CI/CD workflows, setting up automated Slack notifications, and triggering storage usage warnings.
Read more:
planetscale.com/changelog/we...
Webhooks are useful for controlling databases in CI/CD workflows, setting up automated Slack notifications, and triggering storage usage warnings.
Read more:
planetscale.com/changelog/we...
If you're at re:Invent next week and want to learn how PlanetScale can save you money and improve performance, book a private demo with our team:
Meet us at re:Invent
Connect with the PlanetScale team at AWS re:Invent
planetscale.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you're at re:Invent next week and want to learn how PlanetScale can save you money and improve performance, book a private demo with our team:
Shared-nothing is the best way to scale a relational database.
Nick Van Wiggeren spoke at P99 CONF about how PlanetScale operates massive, high-performance Vitess databases.
Nick Van Wiggeren spoke at P99 CONF about how PlanetScale operates massive, high-performance Vitess databases.
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Shared-nothing is the best way to scale a relational database.
Nick Van Wiggeren spoke at P99 CONF about how PlanetScale operates massive, high-performance Vitess databases.
Nick Van Wiggeren spoke at P99 CONF about how PlanetScale operates massive, high-performance Vitess databases.
Postgres databases now come with LLM-powered index recommendations.
Indexes are crucial for database performance, and these recommendations help ensure your queries are executing optimally.
Read about how we built this:
planetscale.com/blog/postgre...
Indexes are crucial for database performance, and these recommendations help ensure your queries are executing optimally.
Read about how we built this:
planetscale.com/blog/postgre...
AI-Powered Postgres index suggestions — PlanetScale
Introducing AI-powered index suggestions for PostgreSQL
planetscale.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Postgres databases now come with LLM-powered index recommendations.
Indexes are crucial for database performance, and these recommendations help ensure your queries are executing optimally.
Read about how we built this:
planetscale.com/blog/postgre...
Indexes are crucial for database performance, and these recommendations help ensure your queries are executing optimally.
Read about how we built this:
planetscale.com/blog/postgre...