1. REFERENCE
    9 min read

    So you want Database Versioning?

    Tim Sehn|

    Here at DoltHub, we've had a lot of success with our "So you want..." series of blog posts helping people find Dolt when they are looking for it. Dolt is a lot of things. Dolt is a version controlled database, a Git database, Git for data, data…

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  1. FEATURE RELEASE
    6 min read

    Introducing Workspace Updates

    A couple weeks ago I reviewed the Git Workspace, and I also covered how Dolt has the same feature. If you are unfamiliar with what the Workspace is, I suggest you read the review . Today, I'm pleased to annou...

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  2. REFERENCEUSE CASE
    7 min read

    Dolt for Data Engineers

    Dolt is MySQL-compatible. When data engineers hear "MySQL", they think "this is not for me". Data engineers work with "Big Data" in databases like Databricks or Snowflake . MySQL is not for big data. In database parlance, Snowflake and Da...

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  3. DOLTGRESSQL
    3 min read

    Enhancing Index Support

    We're continuing to make progress on DoltgreSQL , which is a version of Dolt built to be a drop-in replacement for PostgreSQL. For those that may not know about Dolt , it's built as a drop-in replacement for MySQL that is built, from the gro...

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  4. TECHNICAL
    9 min read

    Why I Threw Away Perfectly Good Code

    This blog post is inspired by the video essay This Problem Changes Your Perspective On Game Dev by Jonas Tyroller. As the title of the video suggests, Jonas is drawing from his own experience as a game developer, and so he approaches the v...

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  5. GOLANG
    4 min read

    The 4-chan Go programmer

    Introduction We're using Go to write Dolt , the world's first version-controlled SQL database. Like most Go codebases, we use channels and goroutines to implement concurrent execution. Usually we use these constructs in the most borin...

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  6. 21 min read

    Migrating from AWS QLDB to Dolt: a sorta example

    Recently AWS announced that it was deprecating the Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) service by July 2025, and provided a guide for existing QLDB customers to migrate their QLDB data to PostgreSQL . Tim, DoltHub's CEO, addressed this deprec...

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  7. FEATURE RELEASEHOSTED
    5 min read

    Announcing Hosted Dolt Private Deployments

    Almost a month ago, we announced that Private Deployments were on their way . With the final development and testing completed, we're excited to announce that Private Deployments are now available for all Hosted Dolt users. In this short blog pos...

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  8. 3 min read

    DoltHub On The Road

    "I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility." -- Jack Kerouac. On the Road. Like Jack Kerouac, I write all my blogs ...

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  9. HOSTEDREFERENCE
    10 min read

    So you Want Hosted MySQL?

    Here at DoltHub, we've had a lot of success with our "So you want..." series of blog posts helping people find Dolt when they are looking for it. Dolt is a lot of things. Dolt is a version controlled database , a Git database , Git for ...

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  10. 5 min read

    Git Workspace Review

    Dolt has the DNA of Git within it, and one aspect of Git which I believe hasn't gotten enough attention is the workspace. The workspace is the place where you do your work. It's where you write code, make changes, and test things out. It's where yo...

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  11. FEATURE RELEASESQL
    3 min read

    Announcing Fast Diffing and Merging of JSON Documents

    There's no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to modeling data. Sometimes you want to use a file system. Sometimes you need a relational database. Other times you need a semi-structured file format, like JSON or flatbuffers. (Aside: we love…

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  12. FEATURE RELEASECOMMAND LINE
    7 min read

    Announcing the Dolt log graph

    Last week, we discussed the implementation of commit graph on DoltHub . Today, we're excited to explore this topic further! We've recently launched two new commands in Dolt : dolt log --graph and dolt log --graph --oneline . The dolt ...

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  13. DOLTGRESTECHNICAL
    6 min read

    Automatically translating MySQL statements into Postgres statements

    Introduction We're hard at work building Doltgres , a Postgres-compatible database with git-inspired version control features. Doltgres is currently in alpha release, meaning lots of functionality doesn't work yet. We're committed to a be...

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  14. REFERENCE
    5 min read

    QLDB Deprecated. Looking for an Alternative Immutable Database?

    Recently, AWS announced they were no longer accepting new Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) users and the service would be deprecated in July 2025. What are you supposed to do if you are a QLDB user? AWS recommends migr...

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  15. FEATURE RELEASEHOSTED
    8 min read

    Announcing Hosted MySQL with Dolt Replica

    We are excited to announce that Hosted Dolt now supports creating clusters with a MySQL primary and a Dolt replica. This feature allows you to create a MySQL server that is replicated to a Dolt database. In this blog I'll walk you through how...

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  16. INTEGRATION
    12 min read

    Using python-mysql-replication with Dolt

    Dolt is the world's first version controlled SQL database – you can branch/diff/fork/merge/rebase your data, in all the same ways that Git lets you work with source code files. Thanks to Dolt's custom storage engine , these operations to compu...

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  17. WEB
    7 min read

    Drawing a commit graph

    In a previous blog , we announced the release of the DoltHub commit graph and briefly discussed its implementation. Since then, we have written and adopted our own commit graph npm package. This blog will walk you through the key aspects and…

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  18. DOLTGRES
    4 min read

    When will Doltgres go Beta?

    Doltgres , the Postgres-flavored version of Dolt, the world's first and only version controlled SQL database , was released in Alpha in November 2023 . A Postgres-flavored version was our top customer ask . Demand doesn't seem to have waned ...

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  19. SQL
    3 min read

    Correctness Update

    Welcome to another edition of Dolt's monthly correctness updates! If you missed it, here's last month's update . This month, we resolved customer issues with ORMs, tackled older date and time bugs, and dealt with a long standing auto increment is...

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  20. REFERENCE
    6 min read

    Standard Dolt Deployments

    Here at DoltHub, we ship a number of products . Dolt is an Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) database with Git-style version control, like Git and MySQL had a baby. DoltHub is Dolt's GitHub, an online collaboration platform for Dolt data...

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