WAL-RUS: a Rust Rewrite of WAL-G for PostgreSQL Backups

Software Development, Backend & APIs, Databases & Storage(clickhouse.com)view on HackerNews
WAL-RUSWAL-GPostgresRustbackuparchivalmemory predictabilityresource usage.

Author: saisrirampur

Date: 6/27/2026

Article Summary:
ClickHouse developed WAL-RUS, a Rust-based implementation of Postgres backup and WAL archival tooling, to address memory predictability and resource usage issues with the existing WAL-G tool.