PostgreSQL 18

We are happy to announce that PostgreSQL 18 is now available on Aptible. PostgreSQL 18 introduces several new features and enhancements, such as a new asynchronous I/O system for certain operations like vacuum, and improved locking performance for queries that access multiple relations. Additionally, there’s a significant number of smaller improvements associated with this release, so we recommend reading through the official release notes for PostgreSQL 18. Please reach out to Aptible Support if you have any questions.

New Open BETAS:

• Point-in-time Recovery for PostgreSQL: Point-in-time recovery (PITR) for PostgreSQL is now available in public BETA! Check out the docs here and contact Aptible Support if you're interested in enabling.

• Home page in Aptible Dashboard: We've launched a new home page for the Aptible dashboard in BETA. We plan to continue iterating and making changes here over the next few weeks so we can showcase the most relevant information to you. Want access or have feedback? Contact Aptible Support!

Other releases:

• New cross-region copy region for ap-southeast-2: Database backups taken within the ap-southeast-2 region will now be copied to ap-southeast-4, going forward, when the environment's cross-region copy setting is enabled. This update allows for continuous compliance with Australian data requirements.

• Improved Scaling Recommendations data: We've updated our in-app scaling recommendations to include more data, allowing you to better understand the recommendations being made.

• Fix - Failing/incomplete loading for in-app metrics: We released a fix for an issue that occasionally caused failure or incomplete loading of in-app metrics for services with many containers.