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PlanetScale Neki adds read-only replicas and smaller Postgres nodes

planetscale.com by Nick Van Wiggeren 3 min read Editor score 6/10

The sharded Postgres platform added read-only replicas and Metal nodes as small as 1/8 vCPU, 1 GB RAM and 10 GB of NVMe storage. These changes give teams more options when evaluating a distributed Postgres deployment.

What

Neki is PlanetScale’s sharded Postgres service, which is adding features as it moves toward production readiness.

How

New capabilities include read-only shard replicas, smaller Metal nodes, broader SQL support, standard-tool exports, and faster bulk writes.

Why it matters

Engineers can evaluate how sharding, replica support, and query compatibility fit existing Postgres workloads and operational tools.

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