https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/partitioning/ Recent content in Partitioning on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-02-postgresql-automation-extensions-pgcron-pgpartman-pgrepack-guide/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-02-postgresql-automation-extensions-pgcron-pgpartman-pgrepack-guide/ <p>PostgreSQL&rsquo;s extension ecosystem provides powerful automation capabilities that go far beyond what&rsquo;s built into the core database engine. Rather than writing external scripts or cron jobs, you can handle job scheduling, table partitioning, and storage optimization directly within PostgreSQL using purpose-built extensions. This guide compares three essential automation extensions: pg_cron for scheduled job execution, pg_partman for automatic table partitioning, and pg_repack for online table reorganization.</p>