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PlanetScale releases sharded database platform Neki in preview

PlanetScale has introduced Neki in platform preview, according to reporting shared by Hacker News.

Updated Sep 10, 2026 · 16:56 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • PlanetScale made Neki, a new sharded PostgreSQL platform, available in a platform preview.[Hacker News · Hacker News]
  • The architecture uses genuine Postgres shards alongside routers that support the standard Postgres wire protocol.[Hacker News]
  • Users are warned not to run production workloads yet due to anticipated breaking changes.[Hacker News]

Key facts

  • PlanetScale released Neki, a sharded PostgreSQL database architecture, in platform preview.[Hacker News · Hacker News]
  • Each shard in Neki operates genuine Postgres with one primary and a minimum of two replicas.[Hacker News]
  • Neki routers utilize the Postgres wire protocol and feature query buffering, a query parser, and a distributed query planner.[Hacker News]
  • The platform's control plane monitors node health, manages failovers, and handles resharding, version updates, and schema changes.[Hacker News]

What remains uncertain

  • The stability and final specifications of Neki remain unsettled, as breaking changes are expected before production readiness.[Hacker News]

Sources

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