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citus

Distributed PostgreSQL as an extension

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Overview

Packagecitus
Version14.2.0
PostgreSQL versions16 · 17 · 18
RepositoryPIGSTY
Extension typePreloaded
Project statusActive
VendorCitus Data
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadYes
TrustedNo
RelocatableNo
Shared librariescitus
Schemapg_catalog
Stars12,735
Latest commit2026-08-27
Latest release2026-08-06
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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Required by

cigrationOnline migration and rebalancing of colocated Citus shards for cluster expansion, contraction, and worker replacement.
documentdb_distributedMulti-Node API surface for DocumentDB

See also

plproxyDatabase partitioning implemented as procedural language
pgspider_extforeign-data wrapper for remote PGSpider servers
postgres_fdwforeign-data wrapper for remote PostgreSQL servers
pg_partmanExtension to manage partitioned tables by time or ID
timescaledbEnables scalable inserts and complex queries for time-series data
pg_ttl_indexAutomatic data expiration with TTL indexes
pgactiveActive-Active Replication Extension for PostgreSQL
spockMulti-master logical replication extension for PostgreSQL
pg_fkpartTable partitioning by foreign key utility
db_migratorTools to migrate other databases to PostgreSQL

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citus_columnarCitus columnar storage engine