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 PgGat (rat-ta-tat-tat) is a rewrite of [pgcat](github.com/levkk/pgcat) in golang
 
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 the name is inspired by dr. dre:
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DqCc2DJ0sg
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 | Client authentication          | :white_check_mark: :wrench: | same as them       | MD5 password authentication is supported, SCRAM is on the roadmap; one user is used to connect to Postgres with both SCRAM and MD5 supported.         |
 | Admin database                 | :white_check_mark:          | :white_check_mark: | The admin database, similar to PgBouncer's, allows to query for statistics and reload the configuration.                                              |
 
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+## Config
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+"environmentable  fields" are Username, Password, Host, for server and Name, Password for users
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+for these fields, if the string you put ENV$SOME_ENV_VAR then the env var value of var SOME_ENV_VAR will be used as that value
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+otherwise, its mostly similar to the original pgcat config. follow the example.
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 # original README
 
 PostgreSQL pooler (like PgBouncer) with sharding, load balancing and failover support.