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sgarland ◴[] No.45534417[source]
You do not want multi-master. If you think you do, think again.

Source: I have operated a large multi-master Postgres cluster.

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1. jasonthorsness ◴[] No.45535023[source]
Agree; the part of the application requiring multi-master semantics is probably a small piece and can be handled outside the database where there is enough domain-specific knowledge that it can be made simpler and more obvious how conflicts for example are avoided or handled.