From daa97c42d72347fc4e3dcb237bde8aea7f1a744b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristin Martin Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:57:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Replace the MPG "not there yet" list with current limitations State how major version upgrades, minor version patches, extension requests, alerting and migrations work today, instead of listing them as under development. Confirmed with the MPG team. Part of superfly/docs-tracking#366 --- postgres/index.mdx | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/postgres/index.mdx b/postgres/index.mdx index 0d87b824a7..0fc7f9e59b 100644 --- a/postgres/index.mdx +++ b/postgres/index.mdx @@ -28,16 +28,13 @@ You'll be able to access: - The third party `pgvector` extension for vector similarity search - The third party `PostGIS` extension for adding geospatial data support, if enabled when provisioning your database -### What's not there yet {#whats-not-there-yet} +### Current limitations {#whats-not-there-yet} -At the moment, the following features are under development: - -- Security patches and version upgrades -- Third Party Postgres extensions besides `pgvector` or `postGIS` -- Customer-facing alerting -- Database migration tools - -We're working on expanding these capabilities and will provide updates as they become available. +- **Major version upgrades:** You choose Postgres 16 or 17 when you create a cluster, and you can't upgrade a cluster in place. To move to a newer major version, create a new cluster and copy your data with `pg_dump` and `pg_restore`. See [Import data](/postgres/import). +- **Minor versions and security patches:** We apply these for you. New Postgres images include the latest minor release, and we roll them out during your cluster's [maintenance window](/postgres/maintenance-windows). PgBouncer and PostGIS versions are pinned and change only when we update them. +- **Third-party extensions:** `pgvector` and `PostGIS` are supported, along with the [extensions bundled with Postgres](/postgres/extensions). To request another extension, [contact support](/about/support). +- **Alerting:** We email your organization when maintenance starts and finishes, but there are no alerts for metrics like CPU or storage. Use [metrics](/postgres/metrics) to watch your cluster. +- **Migration tools:** There's no automated migration from another database. Use `pg_dump` and `pg_restore`, as described in [Import data](/postgres/import). ## Regions From e2aaaafc3ff79600226bad2d596985ee51e44353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristin Martin Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:32:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Don't promise routine patching, and limit bundled extensions to available ones --- postgres/index.mdx | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/postgres/index.mdx b/postgres/index.mdx index 0fc7f9e59b..fb75cb3535 100644 --- a/postgres/index.mdx +++ b/postgres/index.mdx @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ You'll be able to access: ### Current limitations {#whats-not-there-yet} - **Major version upgrades:** You choose Postgres 16 or 17 when you create a cluster, and you can't upgrade a cluster in place. To move to a newer major version, create a new cluster and copy your data with `pg_dump` and `pg_restore`. See [Import data](/postgres/import). -- **Minor versions and security patches:** We apply these for you. New Postgres images include the latest minor release, and we roll them out during your cluster's [maintenance window](/postgres/maintenance-windows). PgBouncer and PostGIS versions are pinned and change only when we update them. -- **Third-party extensions:** `pgvector` and `PostGIS` are supported, along with the [extensions bundled with Postgres](/postgres/extensions). To request another extension, [contact support](/about/support). +- **Minor versions and security patches:** New Postgres images include the latest minor release. We roll out new images during your cluster's [maintenance window](/postgres/maintenance-windows), but not on a fixed schedule. PgBouncer and PostGIS versions are pinned and change only when we update them. +- **Third-party extensions:** `pgvector` and `PostGIS` are supported, along with the bundled Postgres extensions marked as available on the [Extensions page](/postgres/extensions). To request another extension, [contact support](/about/support). - **Alerting:** We email your organization when maintenance starts and finishes, but there are no alerts for metrics like CPU or storage. Use [metrics](/postgres/metrics) to watch your cluster. - **Migration tools:** There's no automated migration from another database. Use `pg_dump` and `pg_restore`, as described in [Import data](/postgres/import).