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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
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Packages

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

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

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

Source

Repository

github.com/grahamedgecombe/pgzstd

Source Tarball

pgzstd-1.1.2.tar.gz

pig build pkg pg_zstd;		# build rpm/deb

Install

Make sure PGDG and PIGSTY repo available:

pig repo add pgsql -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

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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