--- title: Using Tigris as a key-value store | daily.dev description: Object storage can serve as a unified key-value store for both structured and unstructured data, eliminating the need for separate databases and the "object... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Using Tigris as a key-value store | daily.dev og:description: Object storage can serve as a unified key-value store for both structured and unstructured data, eliminating the need for separate databases and the "object... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bru4I4jCS.png og:image:alt: Using Tigris as a key-value store og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Using Tigris as a key-value store **[Tigris](https://daily.dev/sources/tigris)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Object storage can serve as a unified key-value store for both structured and unstructured data, eliminating the need for separate databases and the "object storage pointer" pattern. Tigris provides SDKs and adapters (including a Keyv adapter) for JavaScript/TypeScript to implement this approach, with features like global performance, snapshots, and bucket forking. Best suited for applications combining large unstructured data (images, Docker layers) with small metadata, this pattern simplifies architecture by keeping everything in a single namespace. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Announcing the Tigris Storage SDK](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-the-tigris-storage-sdk-j4ny83wjb) · Tigris · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Giving your Go apps Tigris superpowers](https://daily.dev/posts/giving-your-go-apps-tigris-superpowers-vqwoicwit) · Tigris · 23 upvotes · 0 comments - [Deriving the Tigris Go SDK](https://daily.dev/posts/deriving-the-tigris-go-sdk-mbefprdxw) · Tigris · 13 upvotes · 0 comments - [How Bucket Forking Brings GitHub-Style Forking To Object Storage](https://daily.dev/posts/how-bucket-forking-brings-github-style-forking-to-object-storage-perbev2qb) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Using Tigris as a key-value store","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs"},"datePublished":"2026-01-20T18:49:11.850Z","dateModified":"2026-01-20T18:50:57.036Z","description":"Object storage can serve as a unified key-value store for both structured and unstructured data, eliminating the need for separate databases and the \"object...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a84516a083a2fac6a9c669a5bcdc728a?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a84516a083a2fac6a9c669a5bcdc728a?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Tigris","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Tigris","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--A5ku_6TS--/f_auto/v1716186679/logos/tigris","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tigris"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-tigris-as-a-key-value-store-bru4i4jcs","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"nodejs,typescript","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tigris","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tigris"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Using Tigris as a key-value store"}]} ```