# Which is more performant: A separate PostgreSQL server? Or local PostgreSQL?

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**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-performant-a-separate-postgresql-server-or-local-postgresql/314659 "2024-07-02T18:31:06Z")\
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Which is more performant: A separate PostgreSQL server? Or local PostgreSQL?

I have been running PostgreSQL on a separate server for a long time and use it on my site. From time to time I wonder, do you think this is necessary? So would local be more performant or a separate server?

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