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Read Replica Scaling

Replication & HA

Adding read-only replicas to distribute query load across multiple PostgreSQL instances. Each replica receives changes via streaming replication. Connection routing directs reads to replicas and writes to the primary. OpenAI scales PostgreSQL to ~50 read replicas per primary, handling millions of QPS.

Related terms

Read ReplicaStreaming ReplicationConnection Pooling
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