tmpfs
Ranked 10 of 10 filesystems by recommenders
People recommend tmpfs as a simple way to keep small, rapid writes in RAM, such as small databases, which can extend SSD life.
People recommend tmpfs as a simple way to keep small, rapid writes in RAM, such as small databases, which can extend SSD life.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Reduces SSD wear on tiny writes
“using tmpfs wherever someone can is one way to extend the life of SSD's/NVME for tiny rapid writes”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Gnome leaks thumbnails from encrypted and external drives” Fast when data fits in memory
“If your db is small enough to fit in tmpfs, than sure, that is hard to beat.”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “Instant database clones with PostgreSQL 18” Used in production systems
“we are doing that in production”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Making Postgres 300x faster for analytics: batching, operator fusion, and SIMD” Seen as the simple answer
“See tmpfs for a trivial answer.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Why Node.js needs a virtual file system”
Other filesystems people recommend
The four most recommended other filesystems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 10 filesystems, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“we are doing that in production”
“See tmpfs for a trivial answer.”
“using tmpfs wherever someone can is one way to extend the life of SSD's/NVME for tiny rapid writes”
“If your db is small enough to fit in tmpfs, than sure, that is hard to beat.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.