Announcing the Release of pglogical 2.1

Posted on 2017-10-09 by 2ndQuadrant, an EDB Company

Oxford, United Kingdom - October 9, 2017

2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of pglogical 2.1, the next generation in logical replication, for PostgreSQL 10 - the latest major release of of the world's most advanced open source database. Implemented entirely as a PostgreSQL 10 extension, pglogical is a logical replication system that serves as a highly efficient method of replicating data as an alternative to physical replication.

This new release presents important enhancements and bug fixes including:

  • Fixed dropping of extensions when pglogical is in shared_preload_libraries but not used in the current database
  • Improved compatibility with pglogical 1.x provider
  • Fixed computation of CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on subscriber
  • Improved error reporting
  • Improved replication origins handling

pglogical is fully integrated, it requires no triggers or external programs. This alternative to physical replication is a highly efficient method of replicating data using a publish/subscribe model for selective replication.

pglogical is supported by 2ndQuadrant. 2ndQuadrant’s respected 24/7 Production Support provides the fastest and highest rated response service for PostgreSQL anywhere and is available worldwide.

Download and installation instructions are available here.

For more information, please send an email to info@2ndQuadrant.com