PostgreSQL's `config_file` parameter creates a bootstrap paradox: it tells the server where to find its configuration, but lives on the command line only—never…

PostgreSQL 14 unified query-id computation across all subsystems, but defaulting to always-on would tax every backend.

PostgreSQL finally has an open-source Transparent Data Encryption option.

PostgreSQL 17 made SLRU buffer pools configurable for the first time.

Three heap buffer overflows in PostgreSQL — including a 20-year-old pgcrypto bug — were found by an AI code analyzer. But.

Tune `commit_delay` to batch WAL flushes and trade latency for throughput—but only if `pg_test_fsync` proves sync time is your bottleneck.

PostgreSQL 19 brings REPACK CONCURRENTLY, a native alternative to pg_repack that rewrites tables without crippling locks.

cluster_name looks like a cosmetic label for process listings, but on a standby it silently becomes the name your primary uses to verify synchronous…

Fourth in a series of dispassionate tours of managed PostgreSQL services. Previously: RDS, Aurora, and Cloud SQL. AlloyDB is Google’s distributed-storage Postgr

A 1990s-vintage PostgreSQL extension shipping a critical buffer overflow in 2026 reveals a larger problem: most teams can't even say what's actually installed…