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The middle of August tends to be a quieter time in the PostgreSQL development cycle, so there's not much in the way of new developmentst to report.

This week's main item of interest is the quarterly release of PostgreSQL minor version updates.

PostgreSQL 19 changes this week

PostgreSQL 19 beta3 was released this week.

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When working with customers, a common question we get is: “Which standby type is best for our HA needs?” Before answering, we ensure they fully understand the concepts behind each standby type and provide the necessary guidance

A standby server is essentially a copy of your primary database that can take over if the primary fails.

There are different types of standby setups, each with its own use cases, pros, and cons. In this blog, we will discuss the three types: Cold Standby, Warm Standby, and Hot Standby.

PostgreSQL 19 changes this week pg_stat_progress_basebackup column backup_type added PostgreSQL 18 articles "enable" parameters will work differently in Postgres 18 (2025-08-07) - Michael Christofides / pgMustard

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This is the second part of the series I started on Learning PostgreSQL from AI and JSON exploration: Part 1. For this 2nd part, I decided to try gpt-oss the 14GB model which was just released in the past week. My first impression, "When will this ai shut up about its thinking process?".

Introduction

In our CNPG series, we have explained how to create a PostgreSQL cluster and how to customize it. However, most of the time, we don't have the luxury to start to use a database from scratch. We might have already started a project without high availability and we might be looking for an easy-to-manage environment on cloud native environment. In this case, CNPG is the answer, but how do we migrate our existing cluster to CNPG? In today's article, we will explain that.

SLAs feel reassuring when signed—but their substance lies in what happens behind the scenes. Often, the most damaging breaches don’t stem from cloud outages or server failures, but from invisible issues hidden in how PostgreSQL was initially set up and configured. Increasingly sluggish queries, split-brain scenarios, silent backup failures, any of these can suddenly explode into customer-facing crises.

When I started working with Postgres (or databases in general) 25 years ago, storage systems looked very different. All storage was “spinning rust” - rotational disks with various interfaces (SATA/SAS/…) and speeds (7.2K/10k/15k/…). The spindle speed was the main performance determining feature, and everyone knew what IOPS and bandwidth to expect from a disk. The general behavior was pretty much the same.

Table of Contents

• Indexes
• Users and Connections
• Splitting Data over Disks
• Network
• Vacuum

A modern-day Postgres instance creates robust and comprehensive logs for nearly every facet of database and query behavior. While Postgres logs are the go-to place for finding and debugging critical errors, they are also a key tool in application performance monitoring.

When many sessions try to insert into the same B-tree leaf page, classic exclusive page locking serializes progress and wastes time on sleep/wake cycles. We’re introducing a batch page insertion path that lets the session holding the page lock insert for itself and its neighbors. The result: dramatically reduced lock waits, and big gains at high client counts (2X throughput boost starting from 64 clients in our benchmark).

pgsql_tweaks is a bundle of functions and views for PostgreSQL

One could install the whole package, or just copy what is needed from the source code.

The extension is also available on PGXN.

The extension is also availabe through the PostgreSQL rpm packages.

General changes

No code has been changed.

PostgreSQL 19 changes this week pg_stat_statements counters for generic and custom plans added EXPLAIN memoize planner estimates now displayed logging misleading hint about buggy kernels for "unexpected data beyond EOF" error removed PostgreSQL 18 changes this week pg_dumpall support for non-text modes added to (and corresponding support in pg_restore ) has been reverted due to concerns about robustness and security; it is hoped this feature can be re-added in PostgreSQL 19.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.6.0rc1! Best Served with PostgreSQL 18 Beta3 and soon to be released GEOS 3.14.

This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 18beta3, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.14+ is needed. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 2.2.0+ is needed.

pgsql_tweaks is a bundle of functions and views for PostgreSQL

One could install the whole package, or just copy what is needed from the source code.

The extension is also available on PGXN.

The extension is also availabe through the PostgreSQL rpm packages.

Next month, I'll be hosting 2 or 3 discussions of David Rowley's talk, Writing fast C code for a modern CPU (and applying it to PostgreSQL), given at 2025.pgconf.dev (talk description here).

Curiosity often leads to the most interesting technical adventures. This time, I decided to explore something off the beaten path: running Debian GNU/Hurd inside a virtual machine on my Windows 11 host and compiling PostgreSQL from source. This post is part 1 of a multi-part series documenting the process, challenges, and discoveries along the way. Future parts will dive deeper into advanced

In this article, I explore how CloudNativePG 1.27 enhances PostgreSQL liveness probes, including primary isolation checks that mitigate split-brain scenarios and integrate seamlessly with Kubernetes. We also discuss how these improvements lay the groundwork for advanced features like quorum-based failover while maintaining stability, safety, and community-driven decision-making.

PostgreSQL Hacker Helper is a VS Code extension for developing PostgreSQL source code. A couple of days ago (August 9th), one year has passed since the release of version 1.0.0.

Initially, it was a utility for dynamically calculating expressions and casting variables, but after a while I realized that not everything is so simple. The main catch is that there are types (if you can say so) that require special treatment.

A short summary of Free PostgreSQL® services in the cloud as of August 14th 2025

At Percona, we believe that great open source software is built with the Community, not just for it. As we plan the next iteration of pg_stat_monitor, our advanced PostgreSQL monitoring extension, we’re taking a closer look at the current feature set and how it aligns with real-world usage. In open source, the community isn’t just a user base, it’s the most important stakeholder. While we set the vision, your feedback is the compass that guides us.