Docs: Split proxy docs

DEVELOPMENT.md

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+## Benchmarks
+
+Benchmarking is integrated into CI, and can be run locally.
+
+The benchmark uses `pgbench` to compare direct access to PostgreSQL against `pgbouncer` and Proxy.
+Benchmarks are executed in Docker containers, as the focus is on providing a repeatable baseline for performance.
+Your mileage may vary when comparing against a "real-world" production configuration.
+
+The benchmarks use the extended protocol option and cover:
+- the default `pgbench` transaction
+- insert, update & select of plaintext data
+- insert, update & select of encrypted data (CipherStash Proxy only)
+
+The benchmark setup includes the database configuration, but does requires access to a CipherStash account environment.
+
+### Required environment variables
+```
+CS_WORKSPACE_ID
+CS_CLIENT_ACCESS_KEY
+CS_DEFAULT_KEYSET_ID
+CS_CLIENT_ID
+CS_CLIENT_KEY
+```
+
+### Running the benchmark
+
+```bash
+cd tests/benchmark
+mise run benchmark
+```
+
+Results are graphed in a file called `benchmark-{YmdHM}.png` where `YmdHM` is a generated timestamp.
+Detailed results are generated in `csv` format and in the `results` directory.
+
 ## Style Guide
 
 ### Testing