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PostgreSQL 19 eliminates the 32-bit MultiXactOffset ceiling that has crashed high-concurrency FK-heavy clusters at 3 a.m.

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PostgreSQL's MultiXact ID space wraps like transaction IDs, and this parameter forces anti-wraparound vacuums before it does.

Aurora PostgreSQL separates compute from a distributed storage layer that's radically unlike stock PostgreSQL.

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PostgreSQL 19 finally makes logical replication and physical standbys work together safely.

PgQue's zero-mutation queue algorithm eliminates the "queue death spiral" by replacing UPDATE-and-DELETE with snapshot diffing.