Andrew NesbittFeb 26

Instead of using git as a database, what if you used database as a git?

https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/26/git-in-postgres.html

Git in Postgres

Instead of using git as a database, what if you used a database as a git?

Andrew Nesbitt
Show threadDirkjan Ochtman
@andrewnez when aiming for operational simplicity, feels like SQLite would be a better fit than Postgres, especially when all the interactions come in through the network anyway. (See also: Fossil?)
Feb 26 at 11:16amWeb
Show threadAndrew NesbittFeb 26
@djc forgejo uses postgresql, that was the main driver
Show threadMatteę™® ItaliaFeb 26
@djc @andrewnez (Fossil was indeed my first thought, although I think the schema there is a bit higher level, not just a storage backend)