diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e9edd75..76dc90b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # PostgreSQL Exporter -Prometheus exporter Golang library for PostgreSQL server-side metrics. An alternative to [pometheus-community/postgres_exporter](https://github.com/prometheus-community/postgres_exporter), which still uses [lib/pq](https://github.com/lib/pq). +Prometheus exporter for PostgreSQL server-side metrics. An alternative to [prometheus-community/postgres_exporter](https://github.com/prometheus-community/postgres_exporter), which still uses [lib/pq](https://github.com/lib/pq). As `lib/pq` is in maintenance mode, this library leverages [pgx](https://github.com/jackc/pgx), which aims to be low-level, fast, and performant, while also enabling PostgreSQL-specific features that the standard `database/sql` package does not allow for (and is actively maintained).