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19 Aug 2026, 9:21 PM	Hacker News	6.0	PostgreSQL for Everything A fractional CTO argues for consolidating infrastructure on PostgreSQL, citing personal use since 2003 across full-text search, time-series analytics (via TimescaleDB), and document storage. The core thesis is that Postgres's stability, operational simplicity, and extension ecosystem let you avoid running separate systems like Lucene/Solr alongside your database. Why: If you're a small team deciding whether to add Elasticsearch, a separate time-series DB, or a document store, this argues you should try Postgres extensions first and avoid the operational cost of syncing and maintaining a second system. The trade-off to weigh: Postgres extensions may not match dedicated systems at scale, but for early-stage or mid-volume workloads the simplicity wins. postgresql database-architecture infrastructure timescaledb

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Hacker News

6.0

PostgreSQL for Everything

A fractional CTO argues for consolidating infrastructure on PostgreSQL, citing personal use since 2003 across full-text search, time-series analytics (via TimescaleDB), and document storage. The core thesis is that Postgres's stability, operational simplicity, and extension ecosystem let you avoid running separate systems like Lucene/Solr alongside your database.

Why: If you're a small team deciding whether to add Elasticsearch, a separate time-series DB, or a document store, this argues you should try Postgres extensions first and avoid the operational cost of syncing and maintaining a second system. The trade-off to weigh: Postgres extensions may not match dedicated systems at scale, but for early-stage or mid-volume workloads the simplicity wins.