libmdbx
Fastfull embedded transactional key-value storage engine ★ Surpasses the legendary LMDB in reliability, capabilities and performance ★ Used in hundreds of open source projects, including Ethereum.
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What it is
Fastfull embedded transactional key-value storage engine ★ Surpasses the legendary LMDB in reliability, capabilities and performance ★ Used in hundreds of open source projects, including Ethereum.
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.
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Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2018-08-29 09:38:39 UTC to 2026-07-03 01:08:35 UTC.
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Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
12 sourcesLibmdbx 0.9.2: One of the fastest embeddable key-value ACID database without WAL
2 points · Open discussionLibmdbx 0.7 released, up to 20% faster than LMDB
1 points · Open discussionLibmdbx Is Enhanced Descendant of Lightning Memory-Mapped Database
2 points · Open discussion