https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/scalability/Recent content in Scalability on Pi StackHugoen-usSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/vitess-self-hosted-mysql-horizontal-scaling-guide-2026/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/vitess-self-hosted-mysql-horizontal-scaling-guide-2026/<p>When a single MySQL server can no longer handle your traffic, you face a critical decision: vertical scaling (bigger hardware) or horizontal scaling (more servers). <a href="https://vitess.io/">Vitess</a> — the open-source database clustering system originally built at YouTube — makes horizontal MySQL scaling practical for self-hosted deployments. With over 20,900 GitHub stars and active development by a vibrant community, Vitess has proven itself at petabyte scale in production environments worldwide.</p>