From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
To: Edwin UY <edwin.uy@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Create a Database or a Schema -- when to do what?
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:26:21 +0100
Message-ID: <eab7096c9dee64e71842a85a0fde359fc10a8ab0.camel@cybertec.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+wokJ9Ofq1brmo_EKVm9_=eEEWVGpSjaR8NAh+NsDTbpLxnFg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 2025-02-14 at 17:45 +1300, Edwin UY wrote:
> When do you decide whether to create a database or a schema?
> You can still create privs, access and security on the schema level, can't you?
Yes, you can.
However, the separation between databases is stronger.
For example, some people take offence if others can see their metadata.
My recommendation is to use different databases whenever you are
dealing with distinct data sets and different applications.
But if you have data sets that you routinely need to join,
it is better to have them in a single database.
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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