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
    4 min read

    Announcing `dolt add --patch`

    SQL and Git had a baby, and we named this bundle of joy Dolt . My last couple posts here on the blog have been about Git Workspaces and Dolt Workspaces , and that was to lay the groundwork for today's announcement: Dolt now supports add --...

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  2. SQL
    11 min read

    JSON Showdown: Dolt vs MySQL

    UPDATE: The original version of this post accidentally used an outdated SQL client when benchmarking Dolt, which introduced additional latency. With the updated metrics, Dolt is even faster. The previous version of this post concluded that Dolt…...

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  3. SQL
    3 min read

    Correctness Update

    Welcome back to another installment of Dolt's monthly correctness updates! If you missed it, here's last month's update . This month, we tackled several dolt-specific issues and make improvements to long-standing trouble areas. Dolt-Specifi...

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  4. FEATURE RELEASE
    9 min read

    Dolt Rebase Conflict Resolution

    Dolt is the world's first SQL database with Git-style version control. You can branch, merge, diff, and even rebase your relational data, in all the same ways Git allows you to manage your source code. Dolt's novel data storage layer enables a...

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  5. SQL
    7 min read

    How We Count Faster Than MySQL

    Dolt is the first version controlled database with Git semantics. We often compare ourselves to MySQL because that was the first wire protocol we achieved drop-in compatibility with. But , with the release of Doltgres , we also have a Postgres…

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  6. DOLTGRES
    1 min read

    TablePlus Works with Doltgres

    Doltgres is a SQL database with Git-style versioning, a Postgres version of Dolt . We've been working to make Doltgres compatible with PostgreSQL by supporting database workbenches such as TablePlus and DBeaver. Today, we share our progress of ...

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  7. REFERENCE
    3 min read

    DoltHub Blog: Greatest Hits

    Here at DoltHub, we've published over 750 blog articles . That's a lot of content. Which blog articles should you read? This article lists the DoltHub blog's greatest hits. They are divided into helpful categories so you can get the lay of the la...

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  8. REFERENCE
    14 min read

    Dolt runs on Diesel

    Hello Rustaceans , welcome to the world of Dolt and Diesel! Dolt is a version controlled database that is a drop-in MySQL replacement. We've demonstrated Dolt's compatibility with a plethora of tools and ORMs . Diesel is an ORM and query bui...

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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