PostgreSQL on Hikube
Hikube offers a managed PostgreSQL service, based on the CloudNativePG operator, recognized and widely adopted by the community.
The platform supports the deployment and management of a replicated and self-healing PostgreSQL cluster, ensuring robustness, performance, and high availability without user effort.
🏗️ Architecture and Operation
The managed PostgreSQL service on Hikube is based on the CloudNativePG operator, which automates the complete lifecycle management of the database: creation, update, replication, and disaster recovery.
The architecture is built around a replicated cluster:
- A primary node that handles writes and serves as the reference for data consistency.
- One or more replicas (standby) that receive modifications in real-time through synchronous or asynchronous replication.
- An auto-failover mechanism that automatically promotes a replica as the new primary in case of failure, ensuring high availability without manual intervention.
This approach guarantees:
- Resilience against hardware or software failures
- Read scalability through query distribution across replicas
- Operational simplicity, as the platform manages cluster coordination and maintenance
💡 Use Cases
- Critical business applications requiring a reliable and highly available database
- E-commerce and ERP, where service continuity is essential
- Multi-tenant SaaS, allowing load distribution between primary and replicas
- Business Intelligence and reporting, thanks to optimized reads on replicas
- Cloud-native applications, integrated into Kubernetes environments