Longhorn
Longhorn: Open-Source Distributed Database
A scalable and reliable database system designed for large volumes of data, compatible with PostgreSQL, for high availability and big data workloads.
What is Longhorn?
Longhorn is an open-source distributed relational database built on top of PostgreSQL. It is designed to provide horizontal scaling, fault tolerance, and high availability for handling large volumes of data and heavy workloads.
Some key features of Longhorn include:
- Distributed architecture that can scale out by adding more nodes
- Shared-nothing design with multiple replicas for high availability
- Auto-sharding to automatically split and distribute data across nodes
- Support for PostgreSQL extensions and data types
- Multi-datacenter replication for disaster recovery
- Kubernetes integration for automated deployment and management
- Web-based UI and RESTful APIs for administration and monitoring
Longhorn targets companies with large datasets that need a distributed SQL store capable of handling heavy read/write workloads, such as real-time analytics, IoT/time-series data, and high-throughput transactional applications. It is well-suited for cloud-native deployments and can leverage the resources of commodity hardware cost-effectively.
Longhorn Features
Features
- Distributed architecture for scalability and high availability
- Compatible with PostgreSQL, allowing users to leverage existing PostgreSQL skills and tools
- Designed to handle large volumes of data and big data workloads
- Provides automatic data replication and failover for fault tolerance
- Supports multi-tenancy and resource isolation for different workloads
- Offers SQL-based query processing and support for ACID transactions
Pricing
- Open Source
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