News & Events
News and events related to Pigsty and PostgreSQL, including latest announcements!
News and events related to Pigsty and PostgreSQL, including latest announcements!
Recent News
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2026-07-10: Pigsty v4.4.0 officially released: PG19 beta support and 531 extensions
- Release Notes: v4.4.0
- Highlights: PostgreSQL 18.4 / 19 beta support, 531 total extensions, kernel and package updates, and Pig CLI improvements.
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2026-05-01: Pigsty v4.3.0 officially released: 510 extensions, Ubuntu 26 support
- Release Notes: v4.3.0
- Highlights: Infra / PGSQL / kernel package batch updates, Ubuntu 26.04 offline package coverage, and 510 total extensions.
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2026-03-06: Pigsty v4.2.1 released! Drop PG13, 464 extensions
- Release Notes: v4.2.1
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2026-02-28: Pigsty v4.2 is officially released! Seven kernel updates shipped together
- Release Blog: Pigsty v4.2 Release Article
- Release Notes: v4.2.0
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2026-02-12: Pigsty v4.1 is officially released! First distribution batch with PostgreSQL 18.2 support
- Release Blog: Pigsty v4.1 Release Article
- Release Notes: v4.1.0
- Pigsty minor-release support is now available: 18.2…
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2026-02-04: Extension for Everyone selected as a PGCon.Dev 2026 talk!
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2026-02-03: Pigsty v4.0 Released! Entering the Agent era!
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v4.0 Released: Ready for the Agent Era”
- Victoria observability revolution, security hardening, new JUICE/VIBE modules, container support, license switched to Apache-2.0
- Release Notes: v4.0.0
- Release Blog: Pigsty v4.0: Entering the AI Era
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2026-01-30: PIG v1.0 Released! Launched together with the PGEXT.CLOUD extension catalog
- PostgreSQL official news: “PIG v1.0 Released with PGEXT.CLOUD: 444 PG extensions on 14 Linux”
- PostgreSQL extension package manager pig v1.0 is GA, with PGEXT.CLOUD open extension infrastructure and 444 extensions
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2025-12-02: Pigsty v3.7.0 Released! PG18 becomes default, 437 extensions, EL10/Debian13 support
- Release Notes: v3.7.0
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2025-11-29: Pigsty won the PostgreSQL Magneto Award!
- The 8th Conference of PostgreSQL Ecosystem (Hangzhou, China)
- Topics: “A World-Grade Postgres Meta Distribution”, AI database considerations, PostgreSQL delivery best practices
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2025-08-15: Pigsty v3.6.1 Released! Routine PG minor update, PGDG China regional mirrors
- Release Notes: v3.6.1
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2025-08-04: Pigsty v3.6.0 Released! PostgreSQL meta-distribution
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty 3.6, the meta-distribution for PostgreSQL”
- pgactive multi-primary replication, MinIO/ETCD improvements, simplified installation, configuration cleanup
- Release Notes: v3.6.0
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2025-06-16: Pigsty v3.5.0 Released! PG18 beta support, 421 extensions, monitoring upgrade, code refactor
- Release Notes: v3.5.0
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2025-04-21: Pigsty v3.4 Released! MySQL compatibility
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v3.4 Released, PG RDS with MySQL Compatibility”
- OpenHalo/OrioleDB support, better backups, automatic Certbot certificates, AGE extension
- Release Notes: v3.4.1 / v3.4.0
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2025-03-07: Pigsty v3.3.0 Released! 404 extensions
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v3.3 Release: with 404 PostgreSQL Extensions”
- Odoo/Dify/Supabase app templates, DocumentDB support
- Release Notes: v3.3.0
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2025-01: Pigsty v3.2.x release series (v3.2.0 ~ v3.2.2)
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2024-11: Pigsty v3.1.0 Released! PG17 default, self-hosted Supabase, ARM/Ubuntu24 support
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v3.1 Release: PG17, Duck Extensions, Self-hosting Supabase, ARM & Ubuntu24”
- Blog Post: “Pigsty v3.1: Self-hosted Supabase, PG17 Default, MinIO Improvements, ARM & Ubuntu24 Support”
- Release Notes: v3.1.0
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2024-08 ~ 2024-10: Pigsty v3.0.x release series (v3.0.0 ~ v3.0.4)
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v3: 336 extensions and MSSQL/Oracle flavor PG kernels!”
- 333 extensions, replaceable kernels, MSSQL/Oracle/PolarDB compatibility, PG17 extensions
- Release Notes: v3.0.0 ~ v3.0.4
- Feature Introduction: Pigsty v3.0.0
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2024-08: Pigsty supplementary repository provides 254 additional ready-to-use binary RPM/DEB extensions!
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty Supplementary APT/YUM Repository with 254 additional PostgreSQL Extensions!”
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2024-05: Pigsty v2.7 Released!
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty v2.7 Released, free RDS PG with 255 extensions available”
- Pigsty Blog: Pigsty v2.7: The Great Integration
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2024-02: Pigsty v2.6 Released!
- PostgreSQL official news: “Pigsty, Battery-included PostgreSQL Distro & Free RDS Alternative, v2.6 released!”
- Pigsty Blog: Pigsty v2.6: PG Challenges OLAP
Conferences & Talks
| Date | Type | Event | Topic |
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| 2025-11-29 | Award&Talk | The 8th Conf of PG Ecosystem (Hangzhou) | PostgreSQL Magneto Award, A World-Grade Postgres Meta Distribution |
| 2025-05-16 | Lightning | PGConf.Dev 2025, Montreal | Extension Delivery: Make your PGEXT accessible to users |
| 2025-05-12 | Keynote | PGEXT.DAY, PGCon.Dev 2025 | The Missing Package Manager and Extension Repo for PostgreSQL Ecosystem |
| 2025-04-19 | Workshop | PostgreSQL Database Technology Summit | Using Pigsty to Deploy PG Ecosystem Partners: Dify, Odoo, Supabase |
| 2025-04-11 | Live Host | OSCHINA Data Intelligence Talk | Is the Viral MCP Hype or Revolutionary? |
| 2025-01-15 | Live Stream | Open Source Veterans & Newcomers Episode 4 | PostgreSQL Extensions Devouring DB World? PG Package Manager pig & Self-hosted RDS |
| 2025-01-09 | Award | OSCHINA 2024 Outstanding Contribution Expert | Outstanding Contribution Expert Award |
| 2025-01-06 | Panel | China PostgreSQL Database Ecosystem Conference | PostgreSQL Extensions are Devouring the Database World |
| 2024-11-23 | Podcast | Tech Hotpot Podcast | From the Linux Foundation: Why the Recent Focus on ‘Chokepoints’? |
| 2024-08-21 | Interview | Blue Tech Wave | Interview with Feng Ruohang: Simplifying PG Management |
| 2024-08-15 | Tech Summit | GOTC Global Open Source Technology Summit | PostgreSQL AI/ML/RAG Extension Ecosystem and Best Practices |
| 2024-07-12 | Keynote | 13th PG China Technical Conference | The Future of Database World: Extensions, Service, and Postgres |
| 2024-05-31 | Unconference | PGCon.Dev 2024 Global PG Developer Conference | Built-in Prometheus Metrics Exporter |
| 2024-05-28 | Seminar | PGCon.Dev 2024 Extension Summit | Extension in Core & Binary Packing |
| 2024-05-10 | Live Debate | Three-way Talk: Cloud Mudslide Series Episode 3 | Is Public Cloud a Scam? |
| 2024-04-17 | Live Debate | Three-way Talk: Cloud Mudslide Series Episode 2 | Are Cloud Databases a Tax on Intelligence? |
| 2024-04-16 | Panel | Cloudflare Immerse Shenzhen | Cyber Bodhisattva Panel Discussion |
| 2024-04-12 | Tech Summit | 2024 Data Technology Carnival | Pigsty: Solving PostgreSQL Operations Challenges |
| 2024-03-31 | Live Debate | Three-way Talk: Cloud Mudslide Series Episode 1 | Luo Selling Cloud While We’re Moving Off Cloud? |
| 2024-01-24 | Live Host | OSCHINA Open Source Talk Episode 9 | Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud? |
| 2023-12-20 | Live Debate | Open Source Talk Episode 7 | To Cloud or Not: Cost Cutting or Value Creation? |
| 2023-11-24 | Tech Summit | Vector Databases in the LLM Era | Panel: New Future of Vector Databases in the AI Age |
| 2023-09-08 | Interview | Motianlun Feature Interview | Feng Ruohang: A Tech Enthusiast Who Makes Great Open Source Founders |
| 2023-08-16 | Tech Summit | DTCC 2023 | DBA Night: PostgreSQL vs MySQL Open Source License Issues |
| 2023-08-09 | Live Debate | Open Source Talk Episode 1 | MySQL vs PostgreSQL: Which is World’s No.1? |
| 2023-07-01 | Tech Summit | SACC 2023 | Workshop 8: FinOps Practice: Cloud Cost Management & Optimization |
| 2023-05-12 | Meetup | PostgreSQL China Wenzhou Meetup | PG With DB4AI: Vector Database PGVECTOR & AI4DB: Self-Driving Database Pigsty |
| 2023-04-08 | Tech Summit | Database Carnival 2023 | A Better Open Source RDS Alternative: Pigsty |
| 2023-04-01 | Tech Summit | PostgreSQL China Xi’an Meetup | PG High Availability & Disaster Recovery Best Practices |
| 2023-03-23 | Live Stream | Bytebase x Pigsty | Best Practices for Managing PostgreSQL: Bytebase x Pigsty |
| 2023-03-04 | Tech Summit | PostgreSQL China Conference | Challenging RDS, Pigsty v2.0 Release |
| 2023-02-01 | Tech Summit | DTCC 2022 | Open Source RDS Alternative: Battery-Included, Self-Driving Database Distro Pigsty |
| 2022-07-21 | Live Debate | Cloud Swallows Open Source | Can Open Source Strike Back Against Cloud? |
| 2022-07-04 | Interview | Creator’s Story | Post-90s Developer Quits to Start Up, Aiming to Challenge Cloud Databases |
| 2022-06-28 | Live Stream | Bass’s Roundtable | DBA’s Gospel: SQL Audit Best Practices |
| 2022-06-12 | Demo Day | MiraclePlus S22 Demo Day | User-Friendly Cost-Effective Database Distribution Pigsty |
| 2022-06-05 | Live Stream | PG Chinese Community Sharing | Pigsty v1.5 Quick Start, New Features & Production Cluster Setup |