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

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**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** postgres\
**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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**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-is-more-performant-a-separate-postgresql-server-or-local-postgresql/314659/4 "2024-07-09T19:14:48Z")

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