Postgres Weekly Issue 646: April 29, 2026 (opens in new tab)

#​646 — April 29, 2026 Web Version Postgres Weekly pgBackRest Is 'Dead': Now What? — The biggest Postgres story on social media is pgBackRest’s repo being archived and gaining a ‘notice of obsolescence’. David Steele hasn’t got the time to keep maintaining what is, for many shops, the de facto Postgres backup/restore/recovery tool. Lætitia does a great job of explaining the project’s significance, alternatives, and possible ways forward. Lætitia Avrot 💡 Several Postgres authors have written a...