Debian

Users had often asked where they could find older versions of packages from apt.postgresql.org . I had been collecting these since about April 2013, and in July 2016, I made the packages available via an ad-hoc URL on the repository master host, called "the morgue". There was little repository...

Patroni is a clustering solution for PostgreSQL that is getting more and more popular in the cloud and Kubernetes sector due to its operator pattern and integration with Etcd or Consul. Some time ago we wrote a blog post about the integration of Patroni into Debian. Recently, the vip-manager project which is closely related to Patroni has been uploaded to Debian by us. We will present vip-manager and how we integrated it into Debian in the following.

Yesterday, the fourth beta of the upcoming PostgreSQL major version 12 was released. Compared to its predecessor PostgreSQL 11, there are many new features: Performance improvements for indexes: btree indexes now manage space more efficiently. The REINDEX command now also supports CONCURRENTLY,...

Patroni is a PostgreSQL high availability solution with a focus on containers and Kubernetes. Until recently, the available Debian packages had to be configured manually and did not integrate well with the rest of the distribution. For the upcoming Debian 10 "Buster" release, the Patroni packages have been integrated into Debian's standard PostgreSQL framework by credativ. They now allow for an easy setup of Patroni clusters on Debian or Ubuntu.

Last weekend, DebCamp, which is the pre-event of the largest Debian conference worldwide - DebConf , started. This years DebConf will take place in Taiwan from July 29 th to August 05 th . After we already took part in this years MiniDebConf in Hamburg, we are now also going to visit Taiwan to...

The credativ PostgreSQL Competence Center has released a project roadmap for the PostgreSQL appliance Elephant Shed . Elephant Shed is a freely available PostgreSQL solution developed by credativ, which combines management, monitoring and administration into one system. The project roadmap for 2018...

The credativ PostgreSQL Appliance is now available for download as a completely free Open Source solution. The new appliance called' Elephant Shed PostgreSQL Appliance ' offers a tremendous ease of use for enterprise PostgreSQL operations. The long-term maintenance of the appliance will be handled...

This year's DebConf was held from 6th to 12th August at the Collège de Maisonneuve in Montréal. We supported the event by sending 5 colleagues of ours and providing silver sponsoring . As in last years DebConf17 provided an incredibly productive environment as well as many interesting and thoughtful talks. Among the highlights are the Lightning Talks which featured a talk about how Google will rename their internal Distribution "goobuntu" to "gLinux" and switch from Ubuntu to Debian as their upstream. In Will there be Debian in your next BMW car? we were presented BMW's workflows regarding the usage of free and open source software on their cars and what role Debian might play for them.

The big day is approaching, as DebConf 2017 opens its doors next weekend. This year DebConf takes place in Montreal, Canada. On July 31st, the big preopening event, DebCamp started, which goes over to the actual DebConf on August 6th. DebConf takes place a whole week and attracts hundreds of...

Again this year, credativ travels around the globe to participate in DebConf 2017. We are pleased to announce that we are once again supporting the event with a silver sponsorship this year. DebConf is the world's largest Debian conference with annually changing venues and will take place this year from 6th to 12th August in Montreal, Canada at the Collège de Maisonneuve .