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Posted by dabinat 13 hours ago

Bunny Database(bunny.net)
238 points | 104 commentspage 3
zackify 10 hours ago|
why this over turso or litestream + read replicas?
ftchd 8 hours ago||
we have 3 orange clouds now
throwaway894345 9 hours ago||
> Not every project needs Postgres, and that’s okay. Sometimes you just want a simple, reliable database that you can spin up quickly and build on, without worrying it’ll hit your wallet like an EC2.

Isn't the operational burden of SQLite the main selling point over Postgres (not one I subscribe to, but that's neither here nor there)? If it's managed, why do I care if it's SQLite or Postgres? If anything, I would expect Postgres to be the friendlier option, since you won't have to worry about eventually discovering that you actually need some feature even if you don't need it at the start of your project. Maybe there are projects that implement SQLite on top of Postgres so you can gradually migrate away from SQLite if you need Postgres features eventually?

m_nalikowski 9 hours ago|
Marek here from bunny.net. We’re not saying SQLite is universally better than Postgres. The trade-off we’re optimizing for is cost model and operational simplicity.

Even as a managed service, Postgres DBaaS still tends to push users into capacity planning, instance tiers, and paying for idle headroom. Using a SQLite-compatible engine lets us offer a truly usage-based model with affordable read replication and minimal idle costs.

postepowanieadm 8 hours ago||
Managed sqlite?
the__alchemist 9 hours ago||
Bun alert!
tad_tough_anne 2 hours ago|
People need to know!

(Context: <https://xkcd.com/1871/>.)

horatius26 4 hours ago||
I thought this would be a database of bunnies. My disappointment cannot be overstated.
ForHackernews 10 hours ago|
This sounds a lot like https://turso.tech/ ? Unless I misunderstand, they're both pitching SQLite-for-the-cloud.
Squarex 10 hours ago|
Yes, they mention they use libsql. Don't know why I should use them and not the product by the actual libsql authors.
PhilippGille 10 hours ago|||
Some European companies migrate their dependencies from US clouds to European ones. Turso is registered in Delaware. Bunny HQ is in Slovenia. Different data related policies apply.
o_m 4 hours ago||||
Bunny has their own infra while Turso relies on a cloud provider (AWS) which is unfortunately a no-go for many European companies
pier25 10 hours ago|||
An advantage is the integration with other Bunny services like containers etc.

Also, not sure about now, but historically Turso didn't have to best uptime.