HACKER Q&A
📣 ghd_

What database does HN use?


A similar discussion from 2021 that didn't track a lot of attention: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29165586

And the only answer from eesmith cites a very old implementation, I'm wondering what's being used nowadays in the HN code base


  👤 romanhn Accepted Answer ✓
Every discussion I've seen mentions filesystem-based storage rather than any database. Haven't seen any evidence to the contrary.

👤 lbhdc
They have a job listing looking for engineers. I have no idea if this role would work on HN or if the tech stack is relevant to HN.

It lists the tech stack as Rails, React, Postgres.

https://www.ycombinator.com/careers?ashby_jid=ef00c8d1-76e7-...


👤 purple-leafy
I think hackernews was originally built with a Lisp language right?!

If so, probably started with a database that you would commonly pair with a Lisp language