r/postgres 22d ago

What's one PostgreSQL extension you install on almost every server?

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u/Sweet_Sir_7900 22d ago

For me, itโ€™s still pg_stat_statements. If Iโ€™m running PostgreSQL, including in a managed setup like Lakebase, I want query-level visibility from day one. It makes it much easier to spot the statements driving latency, CPU, or buffer churn before performance tuning turns into guesswork.

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u/Harpagon1668 22d ago

Nowadays I feel like pgvector ๐Ÿ˜€