Database Insights

Configure Patroni to use Consul instead of etcd as its DCS for PostgreSQL HA. Covers Consul setup, patroni.yml, service discovery, HAProxy routing, and failover testing.

Learn how to convert a standalone PostgreSQL instance to a Patroni high-availability cluster with etcd. Step-by-step guide covering installation, configuration, and failover testing.

Set up MySQL Orchestrator for automatic failover, topology discovery, and master election at scale

Redis Sentinel and Redis Cluster both provide HA, but teams regularly choose the wrong one. Sentinel is simpler and covers 95% of use cases; Cluster is required for horizontal scale. Here's when to choose each.

MySQL InnoDB Cluster combines Group Replication, MySQL Shell, and MySQL Router into a complete HA solution. Here's how to deploy and manage it in production.

Logical replication in PostgreSQL has a critical gap: slots do not survive failover. PostgreSQL 17 finally fixes this with failover slots, plus adds row and column filtering for selective replication.

MySQL Group Replication and Galera Cluster both promise multi-primary high availability, but they behave very differently under load, network partitions, and node failures.

Deploy and operate a Redis Cluster with automatic sharding and HA. Covers 6-node setup, health checks, adding master nodes, resharding, and manual failover.

Configure MySQL Group Replication (MGR) with Paxos-based consensus for fault-tolerant clustering. Covers prerequisites, bootstrap, joining nodes, and health monitoring.

Enable MySQL semi-synchronous replication to prevent data loss during failover. Configure AFTER_SYNC wait point, tune timeouts, and monitor semi-sync status.

Deploy a production PostgreSQL HA cluster with Patroni and etcd. Covers configuration, patronictl commands, HAProxy integration, and failover procedures.

Set up PostgreSQL streaming replication from scratch. Covers primary configuration, standby base backup, replication monitoring, and manual failover promotion.