Postgresqlco.nf
Dev tools
database configuration reference
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 10 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Design: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Documentation is excellent and useful as a reference
From 2 comments
I thought this was going to be a configuration generator and/or parser of an existing configuration file. While the documentation here is excellent (and the style of the site…
taftster on HNWow, this is absolutely amazing! I’m planning on using PostgreSQL at a deep level for YC Startup School, and I haven’t been able to find too many super in depth PostgreSQL…
yingw787 on HN
Beautiful, nice design
From 2 comments
Your site is really cool! Is it customized from a template I could check out? Or did you hand-wring all the parallax/layout yourselves?
tmpz22 on HNBeautiful UI for this sort of thing, my hats off to you! I wish I could use this UI for some of my projects! The only thing that would make it better is keyboard navigation…
the-alchemist on HN
Objections
Not a configuration generator; just a list of parameters
From 2 comments
I thought this was going to be a configuration generator and/or parser of an existing configuration file. While the documentation here is excellent (and the style of the site…
taftster on HNI clicked through expecting a tool like a la PGTune: https://pgtune.leopard.in.ua/#/ But this is just a site documenting all the parameters available. with added extras like…
thom on HN
Layout and fonts are hard to read or give headaches
From 3 comments
I found the font hard to read. The light blue color doesn’t help readability either.
miguelmota on HNAnyone else get a headache after looking at the main page of that site
dstola on HNThe layout of this website feels like it was made by someone who thought that simultaneously combining every single design trend of the last 15 years, was a good idea.
overcast on HN
Connects to many third-party hosts such as Facebook and Google
From 1 comment
Do you really need to connect to Facebook, Amazon, Google and whatever all these other hosts are just to provide PostgreSQL configuration reference? https://imgur.com/a/oxu1bfA
MadWombat on HN
Makes Postgres tuning look harder than it is
From 1 comment
This site is actually misleading in my opinion; someone with no prior exposure might think postgresql users are obligated to spend their time in endless configuration push ups.…
topspin on HN
Requests
Config file upload, validation and recommendations (planned)
From 2 comments
I thought this was going to be a configuration generator and/or parser of an existing configuration file. While the documentation here is excellent (and the style of the site…
taftster on HNSemi-OT rant: can we stop these "for humans" qualifiers? AFAIK it started with requests and has since grown out of control: https://github.com/search?q=%22for+humans%22 (3234…
oefrha on HN
Guided walkthrough by workload type
From 1 comment
I'm sure you've thought of this, but one thing you could do eventually is give a visitor a walkthrough, starting with the type of workload they expect, and highlight at each step…
thom on HN
Similar reference for pgbouncer
From 1 comment
What'd I'd like is something similar for pgbouncer.
lhopki01 on HN
RSS feed for updates
From 1 comment
Do you have a rss feed? I have a lot of projects I follow that way. On twitter the timeline moves forward and bookmarks are not as convenient. :)
kenniskrag on HN
Questions
Why link to the blog post rather than the site
From 1 comment
Semi-OT rant: can we stop these "for humans" qualifiers? AFAIK it started with requests and has since grown out of control: https://github.com/search?q=%22for+humans%22 (3234…
oefrha on HN
Is Postgres too hard to configure compared with MySQL
From 1 comment
I have been using MySQL/MariaDB for many years. And I have wanted to switch to Postgres, but I have read so many stories over the years of difficulties configuring (like this…
RobertRoberts on HN
Alternatives named
PGTune
From 2 comments
I clicked through expecting a tool like a la PGTune: https://pgtune.leopard.in.ua/#/ But this is just a site documenting all the parameters available. with added extras like…
thom on HN> We don't believe much in such static tuning recommendations. Our experience tells us that they can do as much good as bad. PGTune just automates the RAM + Connections math you…
wakatime on HN
pgAdmin
From 1 comment
This is boss. Thanks for sharing. Also going to throw out a recommendation for pgAdmin - useful for querying and doing admin stuff.
abbadadda on HN