Modern applications demand long‑lasting workflows that can withstand crashes, restarts, and failures, often relying on external platforms. pg_durable integrates durable workflow orchestration directly into PostgreSQL, enabling workflows to be created in SQL and reliably executed, monitored, inspected, and recovered from disruptions.
This tool is particularly useful for ETL processes, data pipelines, background tasks, scheduled jobs, long‑running business procedures, and internal workflow management.
To truly grasp its capabilities, the best approach is to try it yourself. I did so by building and running it locally, which provided practical insight.
Installing pg_durable
I installed Rust to compile the extension:
