The most useful Postgres extension: pg_stat_statements - Citus Data
Inspired by a talk in the PostgreSQL devroom at FOSDEM, a post on the usefulness of the pg_stat_statements extension to Postgres and why every Postgres developer should have it in their toolbox. With sections on getting started, and how to extract insights with pg_stat_statements.
The most useful Postgres extension: pg_stat_statements - Citus Data The schedule is out 🗓️ for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026! Skip navigation SHARE THIS POST Share on X Share on LinkedIn Copy link Get our monthly newsletter Extensions are capable of extending, changing, and advancing the behavior of Postgres. How? By hooking into low level Postgres API hooks. The open source Citus database that scales out Postgres horizontally is itself implemented as a PostgreSQL extension , which allows Citus to stay current with Postgres releases without lagging behind like other Postgr
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