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zstd

pg_zstd : Zstandard compression algorithm implementation in PostgreSQL

Overview

ID	Extension	Package	Version	Category	License	Language
4030	zstd	pg_zstd	`1.1.2`	UTIL	ISC	C

Attribute	Has Binary	Has Library	Need Load	Has DDL	Relocatable	Trusted
--s-d-r	No	Yes	No	Yes	yes	no

Relationships
See Also	gzip bzip http pg_net pg_curl pgjq pgjwt pg_smtp_client

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Packages

Type	Repo	Version	PG Major Compatibility	Package Pattern	Dependencies
EXT	PIGSTY	`1.1.2`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_zstd`	-
RPM	PIGSTY	`1.1.2`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`pg_zstd_$v*`	-
DEB	PIGSTY	`1.1.2`	18 17 16 15 14 13	`postgresql-$v-zstd`	-

Linux / PG	PG18	PG17	PG16	PG15	PG14	PG13
el8.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
el8.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
el9.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
el9.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
el10.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
el10.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
d12.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
d12.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
d13.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
d13.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
u22.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
u22.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
u24.x86_64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2
u24.aarch64	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2	PIGSTY 1.1.2

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.7 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_18`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_18-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.3 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-18-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.1 KiB	postgresql-18-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_17`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	pg_zstd_17-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.6 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.3 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-17-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-17-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_16`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_16-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.6 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-16-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-16-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_15`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_15-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.6 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-15-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-15-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	12.0 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_14`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_14-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.6 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.3 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-14-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-14-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Package	Version	OS	ORG	SIZE	File URL
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el8.x86_64	pigsty	12.1 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el8.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el8.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el9.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el9.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el9.aarch64.rpm
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el10.x86_64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.x86_64.rpm
`pg_zstd_13`	`1.1.2`	el10.aarch64	pigsty	11.9 KiB	pg_zstd_13-1.1.2-1PIGSTY.el10.aarch64.rpm
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d12.aarch64	pigsty	11.7 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~bookworm_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.x86_64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	d13.aarch64	pigsty	11.8 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~trixie_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.x86_64	pigsty	12.4 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u22.aarch64	pigsty	12.3 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~jammy_arm64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.x86_64	pigsty	12.3 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_amd64.deb
`postgresql-13-zstd`	`1.1.2`	u24.aarch64	pigsty	12.2 KiB	postgresql-13-zstd_1.1.2-2PIGSTY~noble_arm64.deb

Source

Repository

github.com/grahamedgecombe/pgzstd

Source Tarball

pgzstd-1.1.2.tar.gz

pig build pkg pg_zstd;		# build rpm / deb with pig

Install

Make sure PGDG and PIGSTY repo available:

pig repo add pgdg pigsty -u   # add both repo and update cache

Install this extension with pig:

pig install pg_zstd;		# install via package name, for the active PG version
pig install zstd;		# install by extension name, for the current active PG version

pig install zstd -v 18;   # install for PG 18
pig install zstd -v 17;   # install for PG 17
pig install zstd -v 16;   # install for PG 16
pig install zstd -v 15;   # install for PG 15
pig install zstd -v 14;   # install for PG 14
pig install zstd -v 13;   # install for PG 13

Create this extension with:

CREATE EXTENSION zstd;

Usage

Function	Return Type
`zstd_compress(data bytea [, dictionary bytea [, level integer ]])`	`bytea`
`zstd_decompress(data bytea [, dictionary bytea ])`	`bytea`
`zstd_length(data bytea)`	`integer`

zstd_compress compresses the provided data and returns a Zstandard frame. A preset dictionary may also be provided. The default compression level may also be overriden, valid values range from 1 (best speed) to 22 (best compression). The default level is 3.

If you want to override the compression level without using a dictionary, set dictionary to NULL.

zstd_decompress decompresses the provided Zstandard frame in data and returns the uncompressed data. A preset dictionary, matching the dictionary used to compress the data, may also be provided.

zstd_length returns the decompressed length of the provided Zstandard frame. If ZSTD_getFrameContentSize() is available it returns NULL if the length is unknown. If unavailable, it isn’t possible to distinguish the error, unknown decompressed length and zero decompressed length cases.

Example

Basic compress/decompress example:

CREATE EXTENSION zstd;

SELECT zstd_compress('hello world');
-- zstd_compress
-- --------------------------------------------
-- \x28b52ffd200b59000068656c6c6f20776f726c64

SELECT convert_from(zstd_decompress('\x28b52ffd200b59000068656c6c6f20776f726c64'), 'utf-8');
-- convert_from
-- --------------
--  hello world

Compress with level (1 for best speed, 22 for best compression, default to 3)

CREATE EXTENSION zstd;

SELECT zstd_compress('hello world',  NULL, 10);
-- zstd_compress
-- --------------------------------------------
-- \x28b52ffd200b59000068656c6c6f20776f726c64

SELECT convert_from(zstd_decompress('\x28b52ffd200b59000068656c6c6f20776f726c64'), 'utf-8');
-- convert_from
-- --------------
--  hello world

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