This topic describes the release notes for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and provides links to the relevant references.
For information about updates in minor engine versions, see Release notes for AliPG (PostgreSQL 14-17).
2025
June
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20250430 of AliPG is released.
| 06-13 | |
New feature | Global Active Database (GAD) | To ensure business continuity and high availability (HA), RDS for PostgreSQL supports Global Active Database (GAD) to provide disaster recovery capabilities. This feature delivers a one-stop, cost-effective cross-region disaster recovery solution based on Data Transmission Service (DTS) and the native physical replication feature of RDS for PostgreSQL. In the solution, a primary instance and a secondary instance are added to a GAD instance group. Data is synchronized from the primary instance to the secondary instance in real time by using DTS. This achieves cross-region disaster recovery and allows users to access data from the nearest region. | 06-13 |
May
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Major engine version upgrade | RDS for PostgreSQL supports the zero-downtime upgrade mode in addition to the existing blue-green deployment and local upgrade modes. You can select an upgrade mode that is suitable for your business. | 05-21 |
March
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20250228 of AliPG is released.
| 03-18 |
February
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Column encryption | The column encryption feature provided by Data Security Center (DSC) is supported to encrypt sensitive columns. | 02-21 |
January
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | rds_ai | ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL now supports the rds_ai extension. This extension integrates the advanced models of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, including Qwen and the text embedding model. You can use this extension in various scenarios, such as LLM-based Q&A, conversion based on text embedding, top N similar vector retrieval, and Q&A based on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The rds_ai extension also supports custom models. You can add required models by using rds_ai to implement various AI-based applications in RDS for PostgreSQL. | 01-14 | Available soon |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20241230 of AliPG is released.
| 01-14 |
2024
November
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Instance types of read-only RDS instances | The read-only instances of ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL standard instances offer dedicated instance types that provide more resources | 11-26 | |
Feature optimization | Cloud disk encryption | You can enable or disable the cloud disk encryption feature and modify its configurations for your RDS for PostgreSQL instance in the console. | 11-22 | |
New feature | Instance types of the primary RDS instance | The primary instance of ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL standard instances that run RDS High-availability Edition offers dedicated instance types that provide more resources | 11-21 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20241030 of AliPG is released.
| 11-19 |
October
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Instance stopping | You can call the StopDBInstance operation to stop an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance. After an RDS instance is stopped, the compute resources of the instance are released. You are not charged for the instance type. This way, your cost is reduced. | 10-22 | |
New feature | Support for PostgreSQL 17 | ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL supports PostgreSQL 17. | 10-17 |
September
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | rds_duckdb | The rds_duckdb extension of ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL that is used to implement analytical processing (AP) query acceleration is supported. When you run a complex query and want to quickly obtain query results, you can use the rds_duckdb extension. The extension exports local tables as column-oriented tables and uses vectorization capabilities to significantly accelerate complex queries without the need to modify original query statements. This allows you to obtain the query results in a convenient and efficient manner. Important The rds_duckdb extension is available for users in the whitelist. If you want to use the extension, contact us. | 09-27 | Use the rds_duckdb extension to implement AP query acceleration |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20240830 of AliPG is released.
| 09-27 | |
New feature | Disaster recovery deployment | The disaster recovery feature is provided, and disaster recovery RDS instances can be created in a different region than the region of the original RDS instance to achieve geo-disaster recovery. This helps ensures business continuity and high availability. You can create disaster recovery RDS instances for self-managed instances that are not deployed on clouds or instances that are managed on other clouds to provide disaster recovery in the cloud and multi-cloud disaster recovery. | 09-25 | |
Feature optimization | Extension management | The Extension Overview tab is upgraded to the Extension Marketplace tab. | 09-03 |
August
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Major engine version upgrade | The upgrade mode during the cutover is optimized. Local upgrade and blue-green deployment are supported.
| 08-28 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20240730 of AliPG is released.
| 08-19 | |
New feature | RDS Cluster Edition | ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances that run RDS Cluster Edition can be created. An RDS instance that runs RDS Cluster Edition is referred to as an RDS cluster. RDS Cluster Edition for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL uses an HA architecture that contains one primary node and multiple secondary nodes and supports compute-storage separation. RDS Cluster Edition provides the following features: automated failover, primary/secondary switchover, readable secondary nodes, node addition and deletion, multi-zone disaster recovery, node-level monitoring, and cluster topology management. An RDS cluster is more cost-effective, flexible, and reliable than a self-managed database. | 08-09 | |
New feature | General Enterprise SSD (ESSD) | Serverless RDS instances that use general ESSDs can be created. | 08-07 |
July
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Cross-region backup and restoration | The cross-region backup and restoration feature is supported for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances for which cloud disk encryption is enabled. After the cross-region backup feature is enabled, the system automatically backs up the data of an RDS instance to a different region for regulation or disaster recovery. | 07-24 |
June
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Zero-ETL | The zero-ETL feature is provided to synchronize data from an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance to an AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL instance. You do not need to create or maintain data synchronization tasks, and you are not charged for data synchronization tasks. This reduces data transmission costs and O&M costs. | 06-30 | |
New feature | General Enterprise SSD (ESSD) | The general Enterprise SSD (ESSD) is a new storage type supported by ApsaraDB RDS. General ESSDs are compatible with all features of ESSDs and support the I/O burst, I/O acceleration, and data archiving features. | 06-20 | |
Feature optimization | General Enterprise SSD (ESSD) | For RDS instances that use general ESSDs, the baseline IOPS is increased by up to 22,400, and the baseline I/O bandwidth is increased by up to 350 MB/s. The baseline I/O performance includes the performance of baseline IOPS and baseline I/O bandwidth. | 06-20 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20240530 of AliPG is released.
| 06-13 |
April
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | ApsaraDB RDS buy page of the new version | The ApsaraDB RDS buy page of the new version is available. Compared with the old version, the new version simplifies and accelerates instance creation. | 04-29 | |
New feature | Backup download | The backup file of an RDS instance that uses the ESSD storage type can be downloaded in the CSV format with headers. This helps you analyze data or archive data to an on-premises device. In addition, the data of an RDS instance can be restored to a self-managed PostgreSQL instance by using the backup file in the CSV or SQL format. | 04-15 |
March
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Major engine version upgrade | The major engine version of a serverless RDS instance can be upgraded. | 03-21 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20240229 of AliPG is released.
| 03-21 | |
New feature | Restoration of individual databases and tables | The restoration feature for individual databases and tables is supported for RDS instances. This feature allows you to restore only specific databases to new RDS instance by backup set or point in time. This feature can be used in scenarios when misoperations are performed and data needs to be quickly restored or when historical data needs to be analyzed. | 03-15 | |
Feature optimization | Serverless | Physical replication and logical replication are supported for serverless RDS instances. | 03-14 | |
New feature | Change of a billing method | The billing method of an RDS instance can be changed between pay-as-you-go to serverless. | 03-13 |
January
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Enhanced SSD (ESSD) | The maximum storage capacity of an RDS instance that uses ESSDs of performance level 1 (PL1), PL2, or PL3 is changed from 32 TB to 64 TB. | 01-29 | |
New feature | Serverless | Serverless RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 16 are supported. | 01-17 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20231230 of AliPG is released.
| 01-05 |
2023
December
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Database proxy | The general-purpose database proxies in ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL are provided free of charge. | 12-22 | |
New feature | Backup download | The backup files of RDS instances that use PL2 ESSDs or PL3 ESSDs can be downloaded. | 12-18 | |
New feature | Support for PostgreSQL 16 | PostgreSQL 16 is supported in ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and is compatible with ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL. | 12-07 | |
New feature | Serverless | PostgreSQL 15 is supported for serverless RDS instances. | 12-06 |
November
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20231030 of AliPG is released.
| 11-20 | |
New feature | Babelfish for RDS PostgreSQL | Babelfish can be enabled for an RDS instance that runs PostgreSQL 15. You can enable Babelfish when you create an RDS instance. | 11-06 |
October
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Fast individual database and table restoration | The fast restoration feature for individual databases and tables is supported for RDS instances that reside in different regions. | 10-30 |
September
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Always-confidential database (basic edition) | The feature does not depend on special hardware conditions and is suitable for RDS instances that do not use Intel SGX-based security-enhanced instance types. The feature is used together with the always-confidential access control module to limit the ability of database users to manipulate data within a database. This prevents unauthorized access and ensures that your data is available but invisible to all database users, including DBAs. The feature allows you to use the index acceleration extension, more encryption data types, more operators, and more clauses. | 09-28 | |
New feature | Always-confidential database (hardware-enhanced edition) | The feature is supported for RDS instances that use Intel SGX-based security-enhanced instance types in some regions. The feature can be used to encrypt sensitive data columns in database tables. This way, the sensitive data is transmitted, computed, and stored in ciphertext. The feature leverages hardware advantages to provide you with TEE-based data protection. TEE is short for trusted execution environment. The feature is supported in the following regions and zones: Hong Kong Zone B, Hong Kong Zone D, Shanghai Zone B, Shanghai Zone L, Beijing Zone I, Beijing Zone K, and Hangzhou Zone K. | 09-28 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230830 of AliPG is released.
| 09-13 |
August
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Backup and restoration | The tabs on the Backup and Restoration page of an RDS instance are adjusted. The Data Backup and Log Backup tabs are moved to the Base Backups tab. The original Backup Settings tab is renamed as Backup Strategy. This does not affect the original features. The changes aim to simplify and optimize the operations on the Backup and Restoration page to improve user experience. | 08-15 | |
New feature | Serverless RDS instances on RDS High-availability Edition | Serverless RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition are supported. | 08-11 | |
Feature optimization | Backup and restoration | The tabs on the Backup and Restoration page of an RDS instance are adjusted. The original Archived Logs tab is renamed as Log Backup. This does not affect the original features. The changes aim to simplify and optimize the operations on the Backup and Restoration page to improve user experience. | 08-09 | |
Feature optimization | Cross-zone migration | The feature that allows you to separately migrate the zone of a secondary RDS instance is supported for RDS instances that use cloud disks. | 08-03 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230730 of AliPG is released. Known issues in PostgreSQL 15 are fixed. | 08-01 |
July
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Extension management | Extensions that are supported by ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL can be managed in the ApsaraDB RDS console. | 07-20 | |
Feature optimization | Storage capacity reduction for RDS instances with cloud disks | The storage capacity of a serverless RDS instance that uses cloud disks can be reduced. | 07-20 | Reduce the storage capacity of an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance that uses cloud disks |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230630 of AliPG is released. A new feature that allows you to specify whether to use default dictionaries during the searches is supported for the pg_jieba Chinese word segmentation extension in PostgreSQL 14 and PostgreSQL 15. | 07-11 | |
New feature | PgBouncer | The connection pooling feature is supported for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL. This feature reduces the impacts caused by frequent connection establishment and closing on the performance of RDS instances. | 07-05 |
June
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230530 of AliPG is released.
| 06-08 | |
Feature optimization | Update of minor engine versions | The policy to update minor engine versions can be configured for RDS instances that use cloud disks. If the minor engine version of your RDS instance is earlier than the latest minor engine version, the system automatically updates the minor engine version within the maintenance window that you specified. | 06-08 | |
New feature | Instance types for RDS Basic Edition | The dedicated instance types are supported for RDS instances that run RDS Basic Edition. This helps meet various business requirements. | 06-02 |
May
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Serverless | The automatic start and stop feature can be configured for serverless RDS instances. The scaling policies of these RDS instances can be modified. | 05-18 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230430 of AliPG is released.
| 05-16 |
April
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Fast individual database and table restoration | This feature is supported for RDS instances that use cloud disks. This feature allows you to restore only specific databases to the original RDS instance by backup set or point in time. This feature can be used in scenarios when misoperations are performed and data needs to be quickly restored or when historical data needs to be analyzed. | 04-12 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230330 of AliPG is released.
| 04-12 | |
Feature optimization | Specification change | The storage capacity of an RDS instance that uses cloud disks can be used by changing specifications. | 04-11 | |
New feature | Official release of serverless RDS instances | Serverless RDS instances are a new deployment model for RDS instances equipped with cloud disks, allowing you to scale CPU and memory resources in real time. This deployment model allows pay-as-you-go billing for computing resources, and allows you to quickly and independently scale computing resources to adapt to fluctuating workloads. These benefits simplify rightsizing your RDS instances, helping you reduce costs and improve efficiency. | 04-10 |
March
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | WAL log management | In ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL, inactive replication slots can be deleted in the ApsaraDB RDS console or by calling API operations. This helps reduce the storage that is occupied by WAL logs. | 03-30 | |
Feature optimization | Specification change | The architecture of an RDS instance can be changed between x86 and ARM. | 03-22 | |
Feature optimization | Instance creation | An instance port is specified for an RDS instance when you create the RDS instance. | 03-16 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20230228 of AliPG is released.
| 03-07 |
January
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20221230 of AliPG is released. | 01-17 | |
New feature | Task Center | Task Center is supported. After you perform operations on your RDS instance, you can view the task progress and historical task details on the Task Center page in the ApsaraDB RDS console. You can also specify and change the switching time of your workloads for specific tasks on the Task Center page. | 01-03 | |
New feature | Support for PostgreSQL 15 | PostgreSQL 15 is supported and is compatible with PostgreSQL 15.1. | 01-03 |
2022
December
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Performance events | The performance events feature is provided. You can view the details and statistics of abnormal events, optimization events, and auto scaling events of an RDS instance. The events include the events that are planned to be executed, the events that are being executed, and the events that are completed. | 12-30 | |
New feature | Support for PostgreSQL 15 | PostgreSQL 15 is supported and is compatible with PostgreSQL 15.1. | 12-16 | |
New feature | ARM architecture | The ARM architecture is supported for RDS instances. | 12-02 |
November
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | TDE | This feature is supported to implement TDE for tables and indexes. | 11-29 | |
New feature | Self-service diagnostics | The self-service diagnostics feature is added. You can use the feature to troubleshoot both the internal IP addresses of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances and the public addresses of clients that are connected to your RDS instance. | 11-28 | Use the self-service diagnostics feature for an RDS instance |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20221030 of AliPG is released.
| 11-24 |
October
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | New general-purpose instance type | Cloud migration is supported for new general-purpose instance types. | 10-17 | |
New feature | Parameter template | ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL allows you to use a parameter template to modify multiple parameters at a time and apply the modification to multiple RDS instances. | 10-14 | |
New feature | Advanced download | Advanced download tasks can be created for RDS instances that use cloud disks by point in time or backup file. You can set the download destination to a URL or directly write data to your OSS bucket. | 10-11 |
September
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Designation of preferred minor engine versions |
| 09-16 | |
Feature optimization | Parameter configuration | Expressions can be used as parameter values for an RDS instance. If you set an instance type-related parameter to an expression, the value of the parameter dynamically changes when the instance type changes. | 09-15 | |
New feature | Deletion of manual backup files | The manual backup files of an RDS instance can be deleted in the ApsaraDB RDS console. | 09-14 | |
Feature optimization | New general-purpose instance type | The following features are supported for RDS instances that use the new general-purpose instance types: connection to self-managed domains, upgrade from RDS Basic Edition to RDS High-availability Edition, and cross-zone instance migration. | 09-09 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20220830 of AliPG is released.
| 09-01 |
August
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Data replication mode change | The entry point to change the data replication mode of an RDS instance is provided in the ApsaraDB RDS console. | 08-18 | |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20220730 of AliPG is released.
| 08-05 | |
Feature optimization | Viewing of the enhanced monitoring metrics | More memory-related metrics can be viewed. | 08-04 |
July
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Cross-zone migration | RDS instances that run RDS Basic Edition with cloud disks and use general-purpose instance types can be migrated across zones. | 07-15 | |
Feature optimization | Database proxy | The database proxy feature is available in the Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Germany (Frankfurt), and US (Virginia) regions and more zones. | 07-15 | |
New feature | High-frequency snapshot backup | The high-frequency snapshot backup is supported for RDS instances. You can set a snapshot backup frequency that ranges from 15 minutes to 12 hours to increase the backup frequency. | 07-15 | |
Feature optimization | Babelfish for RDS PostgreSQL | Babelfish can be enabled for an RDS instance that runs PostgreSQL 14 when you create the RDS instance. | 07-11 | |
Feature optimization | Specification change |
| 07-07 | |
New feature | New general-purpose instance type | The new general-purpose instance types are available in the Japan (Tokyo) region. | 07-07 |
June
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20220630 of AliPG is released.
| 06-23 | |
Feature optimization | Major engine version upgrade | The storage capacity of an RDS instance that uses local disks can be decreased when you upgrade the major engine version of the RDS instance. | 06-22 | |
Feature optimization | Specification change | The storage type of an RDS instance that runs RDS Basic Edition and uses cloud disks can be changed. | 06-17 | |
Feature optimization | Specification change | Specification changes immediately take effect and your workloads are not affected if you increase the storage capacity or change the PL of the ESSD storage type for an RDS instance. | 06-14 | |
New feature | SSL encryption | SSL encryption is supported for the new general-purpose instance types. | 06-09 | Configure a cloud certificate to enable the SSL encryption feature |
New feature | Automatic storage expansion | Automatic storage expansion is supported for RDS instances that use cloud disks. When the percentage of the remaining storage of an RDS instance reaches the specified threshold, ApsaraDB RDS automatically expands the storage capacity of the RDS instance to ensure stable business operations. | 06-02 | |
Feature optimization | Babelfish for RDS PostgreSQL | The Babelfish management account can be initialized when you create an RDS instance and enable Babelfish during the creation. | 06-02 |
May
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Database proxy (read/write splitting) |
| 05-27 | |
Feature optimization | Data backup | The retention period of data backups can be changed for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 10 on RDS Basic Edition.
| 05-27 | |
New feature | Performance center | The performance center feature is supported. On the Performance Center page of the ApsaraDB RDS console, you can use the features such as monitoring dashboards. Note ApsaraDB RDS supports the performance center feature from May 20, 2022. | 05-20 | |
New feature | Babelfish for RDS PostgreSQL | Babelfish can be enabled when you create an RDS instance. After you enable Babelfish for your RDS instance, you can use the RDS instance to parse and execute SQL Server T-SQL statements. | 05-17 | |
New feature | Enterprise-level console | The enterprise-level ApsaraDB RDS console is released. You can use the enterprise-level ApsaraDB RDS console to modify multiple parameters, edit multiple tags, renew multiple instances, and modify multiple attributes at a time. This improves the experience of batch instance management. | 05-11 | |
New feature | Database proxy (read/write splitting) | The database proxy feature is supported. This feature supports automatic read/write splitting. | 05-07 |
April
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Read-only instance creation | Read-only RDS instances can be created for primary RDS instances that use new general-purpose instance types. | 04-22 | |
New feature | RAM policies | Resource Access Management (RAM) policies are used to manage the permissions of RAM users. The RAM policies involve 12 conditions. | 04-14 | Use RAM policies to manage the permissions of RAM users on ApsaraDB RDS instances |
New feature | Major engine version upgrade | The major engine versions of RDS instances that use new general-purpose instance types can be upgraded. | 04-14 | |
Feature optimization | Price reduction for read-only RDS instances | The price of a read-only RDS instance that uses cloud disks is reduced. | 04-12 |
March
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20220228 of AliPG is released.
| 03-18 | |
Feature optimization | Cloud migration | The cloud migration feature can be used to migrate data between PostgreSQL instances over the Internet. | 03-17 | |
Feature optimization | Primary/secondary switchover logs | The entry point to the primary/secondary switchover logs is moved from the Logs page to the Service Availability page of the ApsaraDB RDS console. | 03-16 | Switch workloads over between primary and secondary RDS instances |
New feature | New instance types | New general-purpose instance types are released for RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition and use cloud disks. | 03-15 | |
New feature | Instance release protection | If your RDS instance uses the pay-as-you-go billing method and runs critical workloads, you can enable the release protection feature for your RDS instance. This feature prevents your RDS instance from being manually released due to accidental operations or lack of communication among team members. | 03-08 | |
Feature optimization | Recycle bin for manually released pay-as-you-go RDS instances | Pay-as-you-go RDS instances that are created for more than seven days can be moved to the recycle bin after they are manually released. You can re-create and destroy the pay-as-you-go RDS instances in the recycle bin. | 03-07 |
February
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Cross-zone migration | An RDS instance that runs RDS High-availability Edition and uses cloud disks can be migrated to different zones. | 02-24 |
January
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | New minor engine version | Version 20220130 of AliPG is released.
| 01-30 |
2021
December
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Creation of accounts and databases in RDS instances that use local disks | Accounts and databases can be created for RDS instances that use local disks in the ApsaraDB RDS console. Multiple privileged accounts can be created for each of these instances. | 12-30 | |
New feature | Support for PostgreSQL 14 | PostgreSQL 14 is supported and is compatible with PostgreSQL 14.1. | 12-24 | |
New feature | Prohibition of creating RDS instances for which disk encryption is disabled | Users can attach a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy to a RAM user to prevent the RAM user from creating RDS instances for which disk encryption is not enabled. | 12-20 | |
New feature | Cloud migration | The data of a self-managed PostgreSQL instance can be migrated from an ECS instance or a data center to an RDS instance in an easy-to-use, efficient manner and at a high speed with no downtime. | 12-15 |
November
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Cross-region backup | The cross-region backup feature is improved to support cross-region backups in more Alibaba Cloud regions. | 11-26 | |
New feature | Connection of an RDS instance to a self-managed domain | An RDS instance can be connected to a self-managed Active Directory (AD) domain. This way, users can manage their enterprise in a centralized manner and ensure the security of their data. | 11-25 | |
New feature | Commercial release of the backup download feature | The backup download feature is about to be upgraded and commercially released. In the commercial release, a free quota for backup downloads over the Internet is provided. If the traffic that users consume for downloading backup files over the Internet exceeds the free quota, users are charged additional fees. | 11-25 | |
Feature optimization | Subscription read-only RDS instances | In addition to the pay-as-you-go billing method, read-only RDS instances support the subscription billing method. | 11-17 |
October
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Synchronization of IP address whitelists from a primary RDS instance to a specified read-only RDS instance | A primary RDS instance can synchronize its IP address whitelists to a specified read-only RDS instance that is attached to the primary RDS instance. | 10-19 | |
Feature optimization | Enhanced alerting | After the alerting feature is enabled for an RDS instance, the built-in metrics that are provided by ApsaraDB RDS are displayed. Users can build an alerting system for the RDS instance with ease by using the built-in metrics and then use the alerting system to identify exceptions in crucial metrics at the earliest opportunity. | 10-14 |
September
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Pagination for the DescribeDBInstances operation | Users can use the MaxResults parameter to specify the maximum number of entries per page and then use the NextToken parameter to specify the token that is used to display the next page. The NextToken parameter is set to its value that is returned from the most recent call of the DescribeDBInstances operation. | 10-15 | |
Feature optimization | Cross-region backups for RDS instances that use cloud disks | The cross-region backup feature is enhanced to support cross-region backups for RDS instances that use cloud disks. Note Cross-region backups are not supported for RDS instances for which disk encryption is enabled. | 09-26 | |
New feature | Enhanced monitoring | The enhanced monitoring feature is supported. This feature provides more OS metrics and database metrics than the standard monitoring feature. | 09-01 |
August
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Time zone configuration at instance creation | The time zone of an RDS instance can be configured during instance creation. | 08-20 |
July
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Feature optimization | Username length | The username of each account on an RDS instance that uses cloud disks is adjusted to 2 to 63 characters in length. | 07-20 | |
New feature | Major engine version upgrade | The major engine version of an RDS instance that runs RDS Basic Edition can be upgraded. | 07-01 |
June
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Fully encrypted database | Always-confidential databases are supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 11. Data from database clients is encrypted before it is transmitted to Always-confidential databases. Always-confidential databases help defend against internal and external security threats and provide around-the-clock protection for user data. | 06-16 | |
New feature | Alerting | An alerting system can be built for an ApsaraDB RDS instance with a few clicks. This alerting system helps users monitor crucial metrics and identify abnormal metrics at the earliest opportunity. | 06-01 |
May
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Selection of zones for secondary RDS instances | The zones of secondary ApsaraDB RDS instances can be selected. | 05-27 | |
New feature | SSL encryption | SSL encryption with custom certificates is supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 10 or a later version and use cloud disks. | 05-06 |
March
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Single-digit second backup | Single-digit second backups are supported. After single-digit second backups are enabled for an RDS instance, the system can complete a backup in 1 second. | 03-18 | |
Feature optimization | Storage type upgrade | The storage types of RDS instances can be upgraded. For example, the storage type of an RDS instance can be upgraded from standard SSDs to ESSDs. | 03-18 | |
New feature | Cross-region backup | The cross-region backup feature is supported. After the feature is enabled for an RDS instance, the system can automatically replicate the backup files of the RDS instance to a different region. The cross-region data backup files can be used to monitor and restore the data of the RDS instance. | 03-05 |
February
Category | Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New feature | Major engine version upgrade | The major engine version of an RDS instance can be upgraded. | 02-08 |
2020
December
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
PostgreSQL 13 | PostgreSQL 13 is supported for the RDS Basic Edition and the RDS High-availability Edition. | 2020-12-29 |
November
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
AliPG | Version 20201130 of AliPG is released. | 2020-11-16 | |
GanosBase | Version 3.2 of GanosBase is supported. | 2020-11-16 |
September
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
GanosBase | Version 3.0 of GanosBase is released. | 2020-09-09 | |
AliPG | Version 20200830 of AliPG is released. In this version, the extensions of GanosBase are updated to version 3.0. The sql_firewall and TimescaleDB extensions are also supported. | 2020-09-09 | |
RAM-based authorization | The permissions on RDS instances can be granted to Resource Access Management (RAM) users by using RAM. | 2020-09-08 | |
HLL extension | The HLL extension is supported. This extension is used to recommend content to individual users based on the preferences of the users. | 2020-09-07 |
July
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
New instance types | A total of 17 new instance types are added to provide 2 to 104 cores. These new instance types are supported for RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition with cloud disks. | 2020-07-20 |
April
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Pricing Model | The billing method of an RDS instance can be changed from subscription to pay-as-you-go. | 2020-04-21 | Switch the billing method from subscription to pay-as-you-go |
Extension | The HLL, smlar, and tds_fdw extensions are supported. | 2020-04-21 | |
External Tables | Foreign SQL Server tables and foreign Sybase tables are supported. | 2020-04-03 | N/A |
March
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Multiple-zone deployment | The multi-zone deployment method is supported for RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition with cloud disks. | 2020-03-08 |
February
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Reserved connections | A specific number of connections can be reserved for superuser accounts. This way, users can log on to an RDS instance and troubleshoot issues by using superuser accounts even if the number of established connections to the RDS instance reaches the upper limit. | 2020-02-22 | |
plv8 | PLV8 V2.3.13 is provided for PostgreSQL 12 to compile stored procedures and functions. | 2020-02-22 | N/A |
SQL translation | SQL statements can be translated from the Oracle syntax to the PostgreSQL syntax. | 2020-02-14 | |
wal2json extension | The wal2json extension is provided for PostgreSQL 12 to support logical subscriptions. | 2020-02-14 |
January
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
pg_cron extension | The pg_cron extension is provided for PostgreSQL 11 to configure scheduled tasks. | 2020-01-14 | |
plv8 | PLV8 V2.3.13 is provided for PostgreSQL 11 to compile stored procedures and functions. | 2020-01-14 | N/A |
log_fdw extension | The log_fdw extension is provided for PostgreSQL 11 to query logs in real time. | 2020-01-14 | |
wal2json extension | The wal2json extension is provided for PostgreSQL 12 to support logical subscriptions. | 2020-01-14 | |
ESSD PLs | The following ESSD PLs are supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 10 on RDS High-availability Edition: ESSD PL2 and ESSD PL3. | 2020-01-07 |
2019
December
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
pg_roaringbitmap extension | The pg_roaringbitmap extension is provided for PostgreSQL 12. This extension is used to filter user profiles in real time. | 2019-12-31 | |
Monitoring and alerting | The monitoring and alerting feature is supported for RDS instances that are equipped with cloud disks. | 2019-12-31 | N/A |
New version | RDS Basic Edition is supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 12. | 2019-12-17 | |
SSL | SSL encryption can be enabled and disabled in the ApsaraDB RDS console. SSL encryption is supported for RDS instances that are equipped with cloud disks. | 2019-12-17 | |
vSwitch change | The vSwitch of an RDS instance that is equipped with cloud disks can be changed. | 2019-12-17 | |
Authorization of a service account | A temporary service account can be authorized for an RDS instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console. This temporary service account is used by Alibaba Cloud technical support engineers to troubleshoot issues on the RDS instance. | 2019-12-17 | Grant permissions to the service account |
November
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Data reads and writes on foreign MySQL tables | The mysql_fdw extension is supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 10 with cloud disks. This extension can be used to directly read data from and write data to ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances or self-managed MySQL databases. | 2019-11-13 | Use mysql_fdw to read data from and write data to a MySQL database |
October
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Removal of binding relationships between storage capacity sizes and instance types | The binding relationships between storage capacity sizes and instance types are removed. Users can purchase a specific amount of storage based on the instance type that they select. This reduces the costs of storage-intensive workloads and compute-intensive workloads. | 2019-10-24 | |
Data reads and writes on foreign PostgreSQL tables | The dblink and postgres_fdw extensions are supported for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL 11 with cloud disks. These extensions are used to manage tables across RDS instances. | 2019-10-24 | Use the dblink and postgres_fdw extensions for cross-database operations |
Up to 32 TB storage capacity | The maximum storage capacity is increased to 6 TB for RDS instances that run RDS Basic Edition and for RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition with local or standard SSDs. The maximum storage capacity is increased to 32 TB for RDS instances that run RDS High-availability Edition with ESSDs. | 2019-10-24 | |
PostgreSQL 11 | PostgreSQL 11 is supported. | 2019-10-24 |
September
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
ApsaraDB RDS buy page of the new version | The ApsaraDB RDS buy page of the new version is released. | 2019-09-12 | |
Configure cloud disk encryption | The cloud disk encryption feature is supported for ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL. This feature ensures the security of your data. | 2019-09-04 |
July
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Five-year subscription | Five-year subscription is supported. | 2019-07-20 |