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Databases

Curated matches for databases query engines and storage systems.

255 matches113 recent

CuratedDeterministic rulesdeterministic-dbt-derived

Coverage: recent-first derived theme build over roughly the last 180 days.

Theme activity over time

Coverage: recent-first derived theme build over roughly the last 180 days.

Monthly buckets249 stories

Built 2026-05-06 05:07 UTC

Story count

7 periods

2025-112026-05

Period	Stories	Total score	Total comments
2026-05	54	652	271
2026-04	55	755	156
2026-03	25	532	308
2026-02	31	58	0
2026-01	38	821	693
2025-12	25	583	136
2025-11	21	1,027	339

Peak story count across shown buckets: 55.

Why these stories match

Matched by curated deterministic rules. This helps inspect rule coverage; it does not prove taxonomy correctness.

13 active rules0 zero-match rules

Most current rule matches come from domain:clickhouse.com (36.9% of assignment matches).

domain:clickhouse.com

Domain rule matched on clickhouse.com.

94 matches7 recent

Domain ruleclickhouse.com36.9% of assignment matches

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Agentic Coding at ClickHouse
2026-05-05 11:30 UTC2 points0 comments
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PostgresBench: A Reproducible Benchmark for Postgres Services
2026-04-19 18:17 UTC4 points0 comments
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PostgresBench: A Reproducible Benchmark for Postgres Services
2026-04-10 07:39 UTC2 points0 comments

domain:duckdb.org

Domain rule matched on duckdb.org.

32 matches8 recent

Domain ruleduckdb.org12.5% of assignment matches

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Streaming Patterns with DuckDB
2026-05-05 13:06 UTC1 points0 comments
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The New GizmoSQL iOS App – DuckDB
2026-04-22 14:53 UTC2 points0 comments
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DuckDB 1.5.2 – SQL database that runs on laptop, server, in the browser
2026-04-22 14:49 UTC88 points25 comments

domain:sqlite.org

Domain rule matched on sqlite.org.

28 matches7 recent

Domain rulesqlite.org11% of assignment matches

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Sqlite3 WebAssembly and JavaScript
2026-04-27 16:53 UTC2 points0 comments
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SQLite Vec1 Vector Extension for vector search
2026-04-24 21:43 UTC3 points0 comments
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SQLite Official Vec1 Extension – Vector Search
2026-04-23 11:32 UTC4 points0 comments

title:database

Title rule matched on database.

27 matches27 recent

Title ruledatabase10.6% of assignment matches

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IronMap – Self-hosted fitness tracker with community gym equipment database
2026-05-05 23:19 UTC3 points0 comments
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Why did AI destroy my production database?
2026-05-05 21:40 UTC2 points0 comments
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We ditched database triggers for audit logs
2026-05-05 20:06 UTC1 points0 comments

title:postgres

Title rule matched on postgres.

14 matches14 recent

Title rulepostgres5.5% of assignment matches

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PGKeeper: Building the bouncer we needed for Postgres
2026-05-05 15:58 UTC4 points0 comments
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Postgres – Asynchronous Commits
2026-05-05 15:02 UTC1 points0 comments
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Show HN: Orch8 – Durable workflow engine in Rust, one binary, Postgres or SQLite
2026-05-05 12:15 UTC10 points1 comments

domain:postgresql.org

Domain rule matched on postgresql.org.

13 matches3 recent

Domain rulepostgresql.org5.1% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:postgresql

Title rule matched on postgresql.

12 matches12 recent

Title rulepostgresql4.7% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:sqlite

Title rule matched on sqlite.

8 matches8 recent

Title rulesqlite3.1% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:databases

Title rule matched on databases.

7 matches7 recent

Title ruledatabases2.7% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:sql

Title rule matched on sql.

7 matches7 recent

Title rulesql2.7% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:duckdb

Title rule matched on duckdb.

6 matches6 recent

Title ruleduckdb2.4% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:clickhouse

Title rule matched on clickhouse.

5 matches5 recent

Title ruleclickhouse2% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

title:mysql

Title rule matched on mysql.

2 matches2 recent

Title rulemysql0.8% of assignment matches

Examples are shown for the highest-volume active rules in this view.

Matching stories

Materialized deterministic title/domain matches from the current recent-first derived window.

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IronMap – Self-hosted fitness tracker with community gym equipment database(github.com)
3 pointsby bhman792026-05-05 23:19 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Why did AI destroy my production database?(ulveon.net)
2 pointsby kevin0612026-05-05 21:40 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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We ditched database triggers for audit logs(pydantic.dev)
1 pointsby qianli_cs2026-05-05 20:06 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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DuckDB ↔ Arrow Compatibility: A Status Page(rusty.today)
2 pointsby rustyconover2026-05-05 18:23 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:duckdb
Matched by deterministic rules: title:duckdb (Title rule: duckdb)
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Ask HN: Best/Easiest way to host Rust with PostgreSQL?
3 pointsby dnh442026-05-05 17:07 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgresql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgresql (Title rule: postgresql)
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PGKeeper: Building the bouncer we needed for Postgres(figma.com)
4 pointsby zdkaster2026-05-05 15:58 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Postgres – Asynchronous Commits(postgresql.org)
1 pointsby Brysonbw2026-05-05 15:02 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: domain:postgresql.org, title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: domain:postgresql.org (Domain rule: postgresql.org), title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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AI didn't delete your database, you did(idiallo.com)
359 pointsby Brajeshwar2026-05-05 14:07 UTC189 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Show HN: Electrolite – embeddable ElectricSQL-style sync for SQLite(github.com)
1 pointsby russellthehippo2026-05-05 13:29 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sqlite
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sqlite (Title rule: sqlite)
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ScyllaDB cut Sprig's read latency 4X after Redis and ClickHouse hit a wall(thenewstack.io)
1 pointsby Brajeshwar2026-05-05 13:16 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:clickhouse
Matched by deterministic rules: title:clickhouse (Title rule: clickhouse)
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Streaming Patterns with DuckDB(duckdb.org)
1 pointsby tosh2026-05-05 13:06 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: domain:duckdb.org, title:duckdb
Matched by deterministic rules: domain:duckdb.org (Domain rule: duckdb.org), title:duckdb (Title rule: duckdb)
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Show HN: Orch8 – Durable workflow engine in Rust, one binary, Postgres or SQLite(github.com)
10 pointsby _alphageek2026-05-05 12:15 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres, title:sqlite
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres), title:sqlite (Title rule: sqlite)
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Agentic Coding at ClickHouse(clickhouse.com)
2 pointsby zX41ZdbW2026-05-05 11:30 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: domain:clickhouse.com, title:clickhouse
Matched by deterministic rules: domain:clickhouse.com (Domain rule: clickhouse.com), title:clickhouse (Title rule: clickhouse)
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Two Ways to Run WordPress on SQLite(exclusive.org)
1 pointsby thunderbong2026-05-05 09:57 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sqlite
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sqlite (Title rule: sqlite)
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Pg_sorted_heap 0.13.0 Released(postgresql.org)
1 pointsby iaziz7862026-05-05 08:47 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: domain:postgresql.org
Matched by deterministic rules: domain:postgresql.org (Domain rule: postgresql.org)
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PGKeeper: Building the bouncer we needed for Postgres(figma.com)
2 pointsby __natty__2026-05-05 07:57 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Version-controlled databases using Prolly trees(lwn.net)
2 pointsby zorgmonkey2026-05-04 22:37 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:databases
Matched by deterministic rules: title:databases (Title rule: databases)
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Canadian election databases use "canary traps"–and they work(arstechnica.com)
41 pointsby ColinWright2026-05-04 21:26 UTC5 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:databases
Matched by deterministic rules: title:databases (Title rule: databases)
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SQL access to crypto market data, not just JSON
4 pointsby knazim2026-05-04 19:58 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sql (Title rule: sql)
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Tinventory: The most extensive (tinned) fish database(tinventory.co)
1 pointsby chadd2026-05-04 18:33 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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QueryShield – secure SQL proxy for AI agents (NL→SQL, AST safety, RLS)(queryshield.dev)
1 pointsby bch122026-05-04 18:01 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sql (Title rule: sql)
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PGKeeper: Figma's Postgres connection pooler Renaissance era(figma.com)
9 pointsby pinser982026-05-04 16:49 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Postgresparser: ANTLR-based PostgreSQL query parser for Go(github.com)
3 pointsby thunderbong2026-05-04 15:49 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgresql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgresql (Title rule: postgresql)
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H2 General Expense Database [video](ajqvue.com)
2 pointsby danap2026-05-04 15:28 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database(pomiferous.com)
35 pointsby Ariarule2026-05-04 14:47 UTC16 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Show HN: Structured and Unstructured Vulnerability Database(advisory-search.hritik.sh)
2 pointsby hrtk2026-05-04 14:09 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Show HN: Let – Offline-first life events tracker (React Native, SQLite)(github.com)
10 pointsby heliskyr22026-05-04 13:53 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sqlite
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sqlite (Title rule: sqlite)
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Ukiyo-E Online Database Holds 220k Japanese Woodblock Prints (2017)(mymodernmet.com)
2 pointsby speckx2026-05-04 13:41 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Show HN: Safety layer between AI agents and databases(github.com)
3 pointsby burhanultayyab2026-05-04 13:37 UTC9 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:databases
Matched by deterministic rules: title:databases (Title rule: databases)
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TablePlus: Modern, native, and friendly GUI tool for relational databases(tableplus.com)
3 pointsby bundie2026-05-04 13:02 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:databases
Matched by deterministic rules: title:databases (Title rule: databases)
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ClickFS – Mount ClickHouse as a read-only filesystem(github.com)
2 pointsby donge2026-05-04 12:58 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:clickhouse
Matched by deterministic rules: title:clickhouse (Title rule: clickhouse)
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Show HN: Valk Guard– Catches dangerous SQL hidden inside your ORM,no DB required(github.com)
3 pointsby valkdb2026-05-04 10:11 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sql (Title rule: sql)
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Postgres by Example(github.com)
2 pointsby dariubs2026-05-04 07:33 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Colorado grandma keeps getting pulled over due to database error(guessingheadlights.com)
42 pointsby chasil2026-05-03 19:23 UTC11 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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UnQLite Embedded Database Engine 1.2.1 Released(github.com)
1 pointsby symisc_devel2026-05-03 00:05 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems – Mike Stonebraker [video](youtube.com)
1 pointsby da022026-05-02 20:57 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Why won't SQLite give back my disk space?(valiantlynx.com)
2 pointsby madshalden2026-05-02 20:31 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sqlite
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sqlite (Title rule: sqlite)
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Automating Hermitage to see how transactions differ in MySQL and MariaDB(theconsensus.dev)
3 pointsby zdw2026-05-02 20:16 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:mysql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:mysql (Title rule: mysql)
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Show HN: High perfomance database - Graph, vector, array, columnar, KV(github.com)
2 pointsby fs902026-05-02 19:11 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Databasus: Free, open source tool to backup PostgreSQL(databasus.com)
2 pointsby sea-gold2026-05-02 17:48 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgresql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgresql (Title rule: postgresql)
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Show HN: ChameleonDB – A database toolkit with auditable schema versioning(chameleondb.dev)
1 pointsby ChameleonDB2026-05-02 17:33 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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PgAdmin: The Most Popular PostgreSQL Admin Tool(pgadmin.org)
3 pointsby doener2026-05-02 09:55 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgresql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgresql (Title rule: postgresql)
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Railway introduced undoable deletes for database volumes(railway.com)
5 pointsby appveyor2026-05-01 21:46 UTC1 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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5x speedup of sqlglot (pure Python SQL parser) with mypyc(fivetran.com)
2 pointsby captaintobs2026-05-01 19:16 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:sql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:sql (Title rule: sql)
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MySQL 9.7.0 LTS Is Now Available(blogs.oracle.com)
1 pointsby bratao2026-05-01 18:33 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:mysql
Matched by deterministic rules: title:mysql (Title rule: mysql)
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Show HN: My Private GitHub on Postgres(github.com)
32 pointsby calebhwin2026-05-01 17:40 UTC19 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:postgres
Matched by deterministic rules: title:postgres (Title rule: postgres)
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Claude AI Agent Confesses to Wiping a Company's Database and All Backups(hothardware.com)
2 pointsby ColinWright2026-05-01 13:27 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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'Rogue' Cursor AI agent loses control and wipes company's database(abcnews.com)
14 pointsby 01-_-2026-05-01 11:49 UTC10 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Medicare portal database exposed health providers' Social Security numbers(washingtonpost.com)
4 pointsby chirau2026-05-01 08:13 UTC3 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)
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Portabase: Database Backup and Restore Tool(github.com)
1 pointsby thunderbong2026-05-01 08:12 UTC0 comments Trend history
Evidence: title:database
Matched by deterministic rules: title:database (Title rule: database)