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Vol. 01 · August 2026 · 7 entries · 1 new

AdoptTrialAssessHoldPostgreSQL — adopt10PostgreSQLBun — adopt11BunRedis — adopt12RedisSelf-hosted Docker Compose — adopt13Self-hosted Docker ComposeStatic hosting at the edge — adopt14Static hosting at the edgeServerless Postgres — assess15Serverless PostgresKubernetes for small teams — hold16Kubernetes for small teams
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AdoptOur default. We reach for this without a discussion.

  1. 10

    PostgreSQL

    The default database for anything with relationships. JSONB, full-text search and window functions remove most of the reasons projects reach for a second store.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Adoptadded
  2. 11

    Bun

    Runtime, package manager and test runner in one binary. Install and cold-start times are the difference we actually feel day to day.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Adoptadded
  3. 12

    Redis

    Sessions, rate limits and job queues. Kept for those; not used as a cache in front of a database that is not yet slow.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Adoptadded
  4. 13

    Self-hosted Docker Compose

    For clients who must own the box: one file that a new engineer can read, and the same file locally and in production.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Adoptadded
  5. 14

    Static hosting at the edge

    A prerendered site needs a CDN, not a server. Cloudflare Pages and Netlify both end the conversation about uptime for marketing sites.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Adoptadded

AssessWorth the time to understand. Not in client work yet.

  1. 15

    Serverless PostgresNew

    Scale-to-zero branches per pull request are genuinely useful. We want more evidence on cold starts and connection limits under real load first.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Assessadded

HoldWe do not start new work with this. Existing work is fine.

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    Kubernetes for small teams

    Two services and a database do not need a control plane. It buys elasticity nobody asked for and charges an operations role the client has not hired.

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    1. Vol. 01 · August 2026Holdadded

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