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Data & databases✳

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malisper /

pgrust

Postgres rewritten in Rust v0.2, now faster than Postgres and ClickHouse

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124#001
commandprompt /

plruby

PL/Ruby: Ruby as a procedural language for PostgreSQL (functions, triggers, SPI)

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alshawai /

PBTune

PBTune – Evolutionary auto-tuning for PostgreSQL (no ML required)

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hayaran /

edgemetry

Edgemetry – self-hosted web analytics on Cloudflare's free tier

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30#004
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datalevin /

datalevin

Datalevin – a simple, fast, and versatile Datalog database

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30#005
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rochus-keller /

mumps

A faithful MUMPS 76 anniversary implementation – the original NoSQL DB

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21#006
petergpt /

doomql

DOOMQL – Game Engine in SQL

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21#007
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ClouGence /

open-cdm

CloudDM 4.0 – open-source database development platform

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21#008
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hrodrig /

pgwd

pgwd – PostgreSQL connection alerts with cron exit codes

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21#009
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GFrancV /

notvex

Notvex – encrypted local-first notes with SQLCipher and XChaCha20

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20#010
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pglayers /

pglayers

Pglayers – PostgreSQL extensions as stackable Docker layers

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20#011
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osmanahmadxai /

SYNCLE

Syncle – Open-source real-time database synchronization engine

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20#012
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ClickHouse /

pg_stat_ch

Pg_stat_ch: PostgreSQL Query Telemetry Exporter to ClickHouse

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20#013
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Graphify-Labs /

graphify

Turn any folder of code, SQL schemas into a queryable knowledge graph

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20#014
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ch-bas /

cctv-camera-database

Open database of 2k IP camera specs (JSON/CSV, CC0)

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20#015
cursor /

minisqlite

Minisqlite: A Reimplementation of SQLite in Rust

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20#016
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sqlsure /

sqlsure

Sqlsure – deterministic semantic checks for AI-generated SQL

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20#017
cipherxsniper /

proofchain

Proofchain – verify any database's history without trusting the operator

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20#018

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