PostgreSQL backup for beginners

Inside OpenAI’s PostgreSQL Strategy: Scaling a Single Primary to 800 Million Users

Cary Huang
January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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OpenAI is running ChatGPT and its API platform — serving around 800 million users — on a single primary PostgreSQL instance. Not a distributed SQL cluster, not a heavily sharded fleet, but one write primary with nearly 50 read replicas… Read More »Inside OpenAI’s PostgreSQL Strategy: Scaling a Single Primary to 800 Million Users

How to Choose and Use PostgreSQL Backup Methods (Step-by-Step Guide)

Cary Huang
December 16, 2025December 17, 2025
postgresql

Introduction: Why PostgreSQL Backup Methods Matter Whenever I’m called in to help with a broken PostgreSQL database, the same question comes up first: “Do we have a backup?” The harsh truth is that even a perfectly tuned PostgreSQL server is… Read More »How to Choose and Use PostgreSQL Backup Methods (Step-by-Step Guide)