alt.hn

2/17/2026 at 10:40:11 PM

pg_background: Make Postgres do the long work (while your session stays light)

https://vibhorkumar.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/pg_background-make-postgres-do-the-long-work-while-your-session-stays-light/

by tanelpoder

2/18/2026 at 1:26:36 AM

Every DBAs nightmare.

Please use this with caution. There’s a reason client task libraries exist and you aren’t using the most expensive hardware, central point of contention for this type of thing.

Under the right conditions this could be useful/interesting buuutt this is ripe for abuse.

by pragmatic

2/17/2026 at 11:41:39 PM

Nice Idea. Recommendation: more docs! I could see individuals trying this out and having a hard time knowing how to kill the background process(es).

by tomrod