rethinkdb ☆

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Description:
Open-source database for the realtime web

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @rethinkdb | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: database realtime nosql distributed json

Install: brew install rethinkdb

About:
RethinkDB is an open-source, distributed database designed for building realtime web applications. It features a powerful query language that supports joins, aggregations, and subqueries. Its core innovation is a changefeeds system that pushes query results to applications instantly, eliminating the need for complex polling infrastructure.

Key Features:

Realtime data streaming with changefeeds
Powerful query language with joins and aggregations
Distributed architecture with automatic sharding and replication
Flexible JSON document model
Easy scalability

Use Cases:

Realtime collaborative applications (e.g., collaborative editing)
Live dashboards and data visualization
Multiplayer online games
IoT data processing and monitoring

Alternatives:

MongoDB – MongoDB is more widely adopted but requires external tools like Change Streams or polling for realtime features, whereas RethinkDB has realtime push built-in.
PostgreSQL – PostgreSQL offers stronger relational guarantees and SQL, but lacks native changefeeds; realtime requires extensions like pg_notify or logical replication.

Version History

Detected	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2025 4:38pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	2f799081
Nov 12, 2024 11:42am	0	VERSION_BUMP	28442333
Sep 14, 2024 12:27am	0	VERSION_BUMP	1ccbaa31
Dec 13, 2023 3:51pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	a4468c60
Sep 28, 2023 7:39am	2	VERSION_BUMP	f27f0584
Jun 6, 2023 9:58pm	1	VERSION_BUMP	af7c3188