Just Use Postgres for Durable Workflows | Hacker News

A Hacker News discussion weighed using Postgres as the foundation for durable workflows and queues.

Commenters compared this approach with Temporal and DBOS, noting tradeoffs in scale, payload limits, and complexity.

Some suggested extensions and workarounds like LISTEN/NOTIFY and object storage to handle larger payloads.

The core takeaway: Postgres works well for many cases, but specialized workflow systems become attractive as requirements grow.