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MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres integration

Plan how MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres should share data across your business. Work with Stacksync engineers on record mapping, system access, and the requirements for running the integration.

  • Scope your workflow with an integration engineer
  • Review the systems, records, and updates you need

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Proposed workflow

Plan table mappings between MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres

This is an evaluation scenario; connector and operation support require confirmation.

Starting eventA selected source table needs an operational replica, a reporting projection, or a migration copy.

  1. Choose actual tables in MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres and compare their schemas and record types.

  2. Specify the primary/business key, type conversions, filter boundaries, relationship dependencies, and the source of each writable field.

  3. Choose a one-way copy or two-way sync according to connector support and your update rules. Keep source views, aggregate outputs, and writable base tables distinct.

What to verifyCounts reconcile within identical filters; updates preserve keys; precision, nulls, deletes, and schema changes follow the agreed mapping rules.

Review records and field ownership

Proposed record relationships

Records to connect

Use these examples to define record matching and field ownership for your technical review.

Download the mapping worksheet

CSV · No email required

Choose the tables you need in MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres, then map their keys, field types, and filters. Your schemas determine how records relate and which system should own each field. Use the worksheet to document those choices before testing the first load.

Record coverage to review

Use documented coverage where available. Catalog record types are starting points for review and do not confirm Stacksync support.

MotherDuck

Read and write support varies by record

Record types covered in the setup guide

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Tables (confirm coverage)
See connector requirements. Confirm field permissions and sync direction.

Read the MotherDuck connector guide

Scaleway Postgres

Connection and object support require review

Record types to review with Stacksync

Record typesCoverage and requirements
  • Tables
  • Views
  • Materialized views
  • Schemas
  • Sequences
  • Columns
Confirm support for this record type and the direction you need.

Discuss Scaleway Postgres requirements

Connection essentials

Confirm Stacksync support and account requirements for undocumented connections. Interface information alone does not establish connector availability.

View setup requirements and limits
Connection requirementMotherDuckScaleway Postgres
Integration interfaceSQL through DuckDB clients and drivers using a MotherDuck (md:) connectionSQL wire protocol (PostgreSQL)
AuthenticationAccess token created in MotherDuckConfirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for Scaleway Postgres.
Change detectionThe saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism.Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read accessAvailable for supported recordsConfirm with Stacksync
Write accessAvailable for supported recordsConfirm with Stacksync

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Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Record-level recovery

Inspect sync errors and use retry and revert controls to resolve failed updates.

Read the recovery guide

Implementation

Technical reference

Review setup, record relationships, testing, and recovery for your implementation.

Authentication, permissions and API limits

Connection requirements and limits

MotherDuck
Integration interface
SQL through DuckDB clients and drivers using a MotherDuck (md:) connection
Authentication
Access token created in MotherDuck (Settings > General > Create Token), pasted into Stacksync; database name and schema configurable if not using defaults
Change detection
The saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism. Confirm it for the selected objects.
Read access
Available for supported records
Write access
Available for supported records
Setup requirements
  • Generate a MotherDuck access token in Settings > General and enter it in the Stacksync connection form.
  • Specify the intended database and schema and confirm read/write coverage for the selected tables.
Limitations to check
  • Two-way sync is documented at connector level. Confirm table eligibility, writable columns, and the change-detection interval during setup.
Technical documentation

Documentation reviewed 2026-09-15. Check the linked guides for current account and record requirements.

MotherDuck setup guide
Scaleway Postgres
Integration interface
SQL wire protocol (PostgreSQL)
Authentication
Confirm the credentials, API plan, and permissions required for Scaleway Postgres.
Change detection
Confirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.
Read access
Confirm with Stacksync
Write access
Confirm with Stacksync
Setup requirements
  • Identify the Scaleway Postgres account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for Scaleway Postgres, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Limitations to check
  • Confirm Stacksync support for Scaleway Postgres and the record types your workflow needs.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.

Prepare MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres access

Set up both accounts before testing the mapping. Use test records where available, and identify the account administrator who can approve access and help resolve setup errors.

MotherDuck setup checklist
  • Generate a MotherDuck access token in Settings > General and enter it in the Stacksync connection form.
  • Specify the intended database and schema and confirm read/write coverage for the selected tables.
Scaleway Postgres setup checklist
  • Identify the Scaleway Postgres account, edition, environment, and business objects the integration must access.
  • Confirm a Stacksync connector or implementation path for Scaleway Postgres, including read/write support, authentication, and initial-load limits.
Prepare to go live

Record the fields each system can update, the first-load cutoff, both record IDs, the expected update delay, and who handles errors. Complete the tests before production before expanding to more records.

Use the MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres planning worksheet to capture these decisions. Record the access owner in the worksheet and enter credentials only in the connection setup.

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Record identity and field ownership

Use these data-model references to describe the records your connection needs. They are planning examples; connector availability and supported operations must be established before implementation.

Download the mapping worksheet · CSV, no email required

Choose the tables you need in MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres, then map their keys, field types, and filters. Your schemas determine how records relate and which system should own each field. Use the worksheet to document those choices before testing the first load.

Compare integration approaches

Choose a method around one example record and the update your business needs. Define how the MotherDuck source record should appear or trigger work in Scaleway Postgres. Compare ongoing sync, a custom workflow, and a scheduled export against that requirement.

Stacksync managed sync

Best fit
Review compatibility with a Stacksync engineer using an example of the records and updates you need.
Operating responsibility
Fits ongoing record synchronization when the required operations are supported. Add workflow steps for approvals or business actions that go beyond copying fields.
Before you choose
Provide your table or object schemas and one example update; confirm the supported keys, fields, and direction.

Native vendor integration

Best fit
A vendor-built integration may fit if it supports your MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres record types.
Operating responsibility
Can reduce setup for a supported workflow. You may need another method for records or business steps it does not cover.
Before you choose
First check whether either vendor offers this integration. If available, verify your record types, update direction, account tier, and related-record handling.

Custom API or workflow

Best fit
Consider when MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres need a transformation, approval, or action outside a direct record sync.
Operating responsibility
Provides control over business steps; the team owns credentials, version changes, error queues, and reconciliation.
Before you choose
Verify endpoint permissions, pagination, quotas, duplicate detection, and failure recovery.

File or scheduled snapshot

Best fit
Consider for a one-time MotherDuck / Scaleway Postgres migration or a reporting need with an explicit freshness window.
Operating responsibility
Can simplify a bounded transfer; later changes and deletion history require another extraction or a separately designed incremental process.
Before you choose
Record the extraction cutoff, source IDs, encoding, date/number formats, and reconciliation totals.

Workflow scenarios and expected results

Plan table mappings between MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres

This is an evaluation scenario; connector and operation support require confirmation.

Starting event: A selected source table needs an operational replica, a reporting projection, or a migration copy.

  1. Choose actual tables in MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres and compare their schemas and record types.
  2. Specify the primary/business key, type conversions, filter boundaries, relationship dependencies, and the source of each writable field.
  3. Choose a one-way copy or two-way sync according to connector support and your update rules. Keep source views, aggregate outputs, and writable base tables distinct.

Expected result: Counts reconcile within identical filters; updates preserve keys; precision, nulls, deletes, and schema changes follow the agreed mapping rules.

If it fails: Compare current source state, key mapping, and destination constraints before retrying. Reconcile the backlog after any schema or permission change.

Initial load and acceptance testing

Keep both record IDs with the expected and actual result. Reconcile the same filters and time window in each system.

Direction and permissions

Test case

Bring an example source record and the intended destination operation to the compatibility review. Confirm the supported route before granting write access.

Expected result

Only an approved, supported direction and permitted fields are written.

Schema, keys, and reconciliation

Test case

Use an actual MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres table. Compare key uniqueness, nulls, decimal precision, timezone conversions, and counts within identical filters.

Expected result

The process meets its agreed freshness target and reconciliation has no unexplained differences.

Failed updates, retries and recovery

Start with the failed record and the destination error, then inspect the source value, field requirements, and access.

A record type or update is unavailable

Investigate

Check the MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres connector guides, account permissions, and any operations marked On Request.

Next action

Ask the integration team to confirm a supported way to handle that record. Verify whether it needs connector configuration or a separate workflow step.

Source and destination disagree after a retry

Investigate

Compare current source values, destination validation, identity mappings, and any side effects already completed.

Next action

Stacksync issue retry reads the current source state. Decide the intended state before retrying or reverting; reconcile downstream effects separately.

Read the Stacksync issues dashboard guide for retry and revert behavior.

Change detection and update delivery

How updates move between MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres

See how each system detects changes and which updates the other system can receive. Each direction has its own permissions and record requirements.

MotherDuck Scaleway Postgres Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesThe saved Stacksync guide does not specify the change-detection mechanism. Confirm it for the selected objects.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in Scaleway Postgres.

Scaleway Postgres MotherDuck Direction requires confirmation

Detect changesConfirm how Stacksync detects changes for this connector and the objects you need.

Apply updatesConfirm that Stacksync can create or update the records you need in MotherDuck.

Update timing and record limits
  • Measure initial-load and ongoing-change latency separately. Source detection, selected objects, account limits, and destination validation determine the observed delay.
  • Two-way sync is documented at connector level. Confirm table eligibility, writable columns, and the change-detection interval during setup.
  • Review write-back, deletion handling, update timing, and account limits with the integration team.
FAQ

MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres integration FAQ

Next step

Plan your integration with an engineer

Walk through your MotherDuck and Scaleway Postgres records, field mappings, and requirements with an integration engineer.