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PostgreSQL 17: pg_buffercache_evict()

11.04.2024 by Daniel Westermann

In PostgreSQL up to version 16, there is no way to evict the buffer cache except by restarting the instance. In Oracle you can do that since ages with “alter system flush buffer cache“, but not(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL 17: Split and Merge partitions

09.04.2024 by Daniel Westermann

Since declarative partitioning was introduced in PostgreSQL 10 there have been several additions and enhancements throughout the PostgreSQL releases. PostgreSQL 17, expected to be released around September/October this year, is no exception to that and will come with two(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL 17: Add allow_alter_system GUC

08.04.2024 by Daniel Westermann

Some time ago I’ve written about the options to disable the “alter system” command in PostgreSQL. While there is nothing up to PostgreSQL 16 to do this natively, there are solutions for this requirement (see linked(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL 17: Convert a physical replica to a logical replica using pg_createsubscriber

25.03.2024 by Daniel Westermann

Logical replication in PostgreSQL came with Version 10, which is already out of support. I’ve written about this a long time ago but the basic building blocks are still the same. Setting(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL 17: transaction_timeout

22.02.2024 by Daniel Westermann

PostgreSQL already comes with various time out parameters when it comes to sessions and statements. There is idle_in_transaction_session_timeout, idle_session_timeout, and there is statement_timeout. All of them are disabled(…)

DevOps

Introduction to PostgreSQL in OpenShift

07.02.2024 by Benoît Entzmann

I’m on a mission to tackle scary topics around DevOps these days! In my 2 previous blog posts (Part 1 and Part 2) I’ve tried to demystified the DevOps word (and world!)(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

Disabling “alter system” in PostgreSQL?

01.02.2024 by Daniel Westermann

Last year there started an interesting discussion on the PostgreSQL development mailing list: Would it make sense to implement something in PostgreSQL which can be used to disable the “alter system” command even for superusers?(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL 17: Track skipped rows from COPY in pg_stat_progress_copy

25.01.2024 by Daniel Westermann

In one of the last posts we’ve looked at how you tell copy to ignore any rows which do not fit into the target table starting with PostgreSQL 17. While this is great, this also hides(…)

Database management

PostgreSQL Backups with pg_back

23.01.2024 by Joan Frey

1. Introduction In the world of PostgreSQL database management, ensuring robust backup strategies is mandatory. This week I discovered on postgresql.org latest news one useful tool that streamlines this process: pg_back. pg_back serves as a dedicated dumping tool designed(…)

Database Administration & Monitoring

PostgreSQL’s New Milestone in Security: Officially CVE Numbering Authority

21.01.2024 by Adrien Obernesser

The PostgreSQL Community just made a significant leap forward in database security :Postgresql is now a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). Here is the original announcement about PostgreSQL being added as a CNA on the CVE website.