+1 On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM Sifiso Mtetwa <[email protected]> wrote:
> James thanks for your explanation earlier I would llike to register > > > > -1 > > > > Emphasizing the same argument that Tofunmi has expressed, migrations are a > really exhausting exercise and in a Production setup with huge databases > the transition requires a lot of consideration. > > > > Some organisations may be slower to migrate for various reasons, some > require boardroom decisions and smaller more financially inclusive > institutions need time and money, therefore they will not all be running on > the same previous versions of fineract. We could put across their different > use cases on the dev list to work on a migration strategy but I think > ending support for MySQL and MariaDB is a big step that requires a more > pragmatic approach. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sifiso > > > > *From:* Tofunmi Oguntibeju [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 March 2026 04:28 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VOTE] FSIP-9: Standardize on PostgreSQL > > > > +1 non-binding and I want to explain why I think this vote matters beyond > the technical details. > > This is not really a question of PostgreSQL versus MySQL. It is a question > of what kind of project Apache Fineract wants to be over the next decade. > Financial infrastructure is moving toward higher scale, stricter > auditability, and richer data capabilities. Our database choice either > opens that door or keeps it closed. > > > > The technical arguments for PostgreSQL are well made and I will not repeat > them all here. What I think deserves equal attention is the question of who > our current deployers are and what we actually know about their setups. > Before we finalize a deprecation timeline, I would strongly advocate for a > simple survey of active Fineract deployments to understand how many are > running MySQL or MariaDB in production today. That data should shape our > timeline, not assumptions. > > For existing deployments, migration is a real operational burden — > especially for smaller institutions with limited resources. If we are > serious about financial inclusion as a project goal, *we should treat the > migration path as a first-class deliverable: tested tooling, clear > documentation, and enough runway across at least two major versions.* > > With that commitment in place, I believe this change positions Fineract > for the kind of scale and capability that the next decade of financial > infrastructure will demand. I am voting yes, and I am happy to contribute > to the migration documentation effort. > > > Regards, > > > > Tofunmi Oguntibeju > > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM Fred Amaral via dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > > +1 non-binding > > james, sorry. > > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM Sifiso Mtetwa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > +1 Non-binding > > > > *From:* Ádám Sághy [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, 23 March 2026 23:05 > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VOTE] FSIP-9: Standardize on PostgreSQL > > > > +1 binding (ensuring a migration path) > > > > Regards, > > Adam > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 23 Mar 2026, at 20:02, Pragati <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yes, postgreSQL is good to move on > > > > On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 at 9:49 PM, Ashhar Ahmad Khan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Non-binding contributor +1 > > Support the move toward PostgreSQL-only for simplifying maintenance and > reducing cross-database edge cases. > > Migration strategy will be important to handle existing deployments > smoothly. > > > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > Community member +1 > > > > -- > > Paul > > > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 10:50 AM Adam Monsen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd like to call a vote on simplifying Fineract database support to > Postgres only. > > Please review FSIP-9 > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/FSIP-9%3A+Standardize+on+PostgreSQL> > and cast your vote. > > This vote closes in 72 hours. > > Voting process <https://apache.org/foundation/voting.html> reminders > (thank you Terence Monteiro > <https://lists.apache.org/thread/mw1jvz0695jbj1oo4d2xkyccdhot8jcq>): > > > > > > *PMC members: Binding votes (+1/-1)Committers: Non-binding votes welcome > and valuedCommunity members: Non-binding votes also welcome - your review > helps strengthen our releasesEven non-binding votes are important > contributions that demonstrate the participatory nature of the Apache Way > and help validate our release quality. Every review adds confidence to our > release process.* > > This is a code modification, so I'll assume consensus approval when > counting votes. > > -- > > Adam Monsen > > Software Engineer » Mifos Initiative > > Release Manager » Apache Fineract > > Author » Steadfast Self-Hosting > > PGP key » 0xA9A14F22F57DA182 > >
