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Vitess

Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL. It is designed to make it easier to scale and manage large deployments of MySQL databases. Vitess helps handle sharding, connection pooling, and query routing efficiently, making it a great choice for cloud-native applications and high-traffic websites. It is used by companies like YouTube and Slack to manage massive database workloads. Vitess provides built-in automation, strong consistency, and MySQL compatibility while being resilient to failures and easy to operate at scale.

Quick Info

FieldValue
CategoryDev & Infrastructure
SubcategoryDatabases
Default Port33574
Docker Imagevitess/vttestserver:mysql84
DependenciesDocker, Mysql
OS SupportUbuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 12