https://thecodersblog.com/tag/database-design/Recent content in Database Design on The Coders BlogHugoen-usFri, 01 May 2026 21:09:51 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/my-private-github-on-postgres-2026/Fri, 01 May 2026 21:09:51 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/my-private-github-on-postgres-2026/<p>For too long, the bedrock of our version control—Git itself—has been inextricably linked to the filesystem. But what if we told you that for your private GitHub instance, this isn&rsquo;t just an outdated constraint, but a fundamental barrier to the control and insight your sophisticated workflows demand?</p> <h2 id="the-filesystems-shackles-why-git-needs-a-new-home">The Filesystem&rsquo;s Shackles: Why Git Needs a New Home</h2> <p>Git, in its conventional design, treats content-addressable data as files on disk. These files reference each other via <strong>SHA-1 hashes</strong>, forming a directed acyclic graph that represents your project&rsquo;s history. This model has served us incredibly well for decades, providing robust, distributed version control.</p>