CloudNativePG

LFX Meetings

November 24, at 18:00 UTC, join for the longer version of Jeremy Schneider's and Leonardo Cecchi's #KubeCon talk "Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Changes with the CloudNativePG Operator", virtually: zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/clo... #PostgreSQL #Kubernetes #CNCF

cncf/toc ⚖️ The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) is the technical governing body of the CNCF Foundation. - cncf/toc

We have *just now* applied to progress to Incubation stage with the CNCF ✅ For those paying (very close) attention, that is at least 6 months ahead of schedule! We're ready.

Will you support us by commenting on the Issue? github.com/cncf/toc/iss...

Release notes for CloudNativePG 1.28 - CloudNativePG v1.28.0-rc1 The CloudNativePG community is excited to announce the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28! This preview promotes quorum-based failover to a stable feature and introduces declarative management for Foreign Data Wrappers. Join us in testing these updates to shape the final release.

We just published the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.28. Its key improvements:
💪 The Quorum-Based Failover feature was promoted to stable
✍️ Declarative Foreign Data Management

Dive into the release notes for full details and more fixes: cloudnative-pg.io/documentatio...

Kubernetes v1.34: Moving Volume Group Snapshots to v1beta2 Volume group snapshots were introduced as an Alpha feature with the Kubernetes 1.27 release and moved to Beta in the Kubernetes 1.32 release. The recent release of Kubernetes v1.34 moved that support…

Volume Group Snapshots were introduced as an Alpha feature in Kubernetes 1.27, and moved to Beta in Kubernetes 1.32. The recent v1.34 release moved that support to a second beta 🎉

One of the CloudNativePG maintainers, Leonardo Cecchi, was very involved with this work: kubernetes.io/blog/2025/09...

They grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation (or: the CloudNativePG story) The first commit to the CloudNativePG project was made in February 2020. Just two years later, EDB...

Floor Drees summarized the talk she gave a PGConf EU with CloudNativePG maintainer Gabriele Bartolini last week, titled "They grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation".

In case you're curious about the project's origin story: dev.to/floord/they-... #Postgres #Kubernetes

GitHub - cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg: CloudNativePG is a comprehensive platform designed to seamlessly manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments, covering the entire operational lifecycle from initial deployment to ongoing maintenance CloudNativePG is a comprehensive platform designed to seamlessly manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments, covering the entire operational lifecycle from initial deployment to ong...

Hey fam, we just passed the 7000 stars mark on GitHub! Thanks for all the support and work, we couldn't have done this without the community 🫶 github.com/cloudnative-...

CNPG Recipe 22 - Leveraging the New Supply Chain and Image Catalogs Leverage a new, fully-controlled software supply chain and streamlined Image Catalogs for safer, simpler, and more declarative management of PostgreSQL on Kubernetes

One of the maintainers wrote a CNPG Recipe that uses the latest enhancements to CloudNativePG’s software supply chain and image management: smaller, more secure #PostgreSQL images, declarative cluster management and safer fleet-wide upgrades in #K8s! www.gabrielebartolini.it/articles/202...

Contributor Spotlight: Gabriele Quaresima In a mini-series on this blog we highlight the work of the community. Today we meet Gabriele Quaresima, Staff Software Engineer at EDB, where he builds products on top of CloudNativePG.

Gabriele Quaresima is a SDE at EDB, where he builds products on top of CloudNativePG. The open source operator and the closed source ones running on top of it represent his learning path and entry point to Kubernetes and the PostgreSQL world: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/contrib...

September 17, at 4pm CEST (7am PDT) we're logging on for the CloudNativePG Office Hours. Do join if you have any questions about the operator, or its development: zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/clo...

September 11, at 4pm CEST (7am PDT) we're hosting our CloudNativePG Community/Developers Meeting. Open for everyone with ideas for the project, so do join: zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/clo...

PostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit - Community Event at PGConf.EU 2025 event_tagline – Community Event at PGConf.EU 2025

A half-day summit on running #PostgreSQL in cloud-native & cloud-neutral environments is coming! Join in the CfP until Sept 1. Share your case studies, or ideas for the future of data on #K8s: 2025.pgconf.eu/community-ev... #PGConfEU

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025: Quorum-Based Consistency for Cluster Cha... View more about this event at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

Join Jeremy Schneider (GEICO Tech) & Leonardo Cecchi (EDB) at #KubeCon and learn how quorum theory powers CloudNativePG to handle cluster changes safely, ensure data integrity, and guide the future of stateful operators on K8s: sched.co/27FfQ

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025: Project Lightning Talk: CloudNativePG: R... View more about this event at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

⚡️ Lightning Talk @ #KubeCon: CloudNativePG: Running Postgres the Kubernetes Way
📅 Mon, Nov 10 | 🕓 4:12–4:17pm EST
👤 Gabriele Bartolini, Maintainer

Discover why CloudNativePG—the only CNCF project dedicated to Postgres—brings production-grade, cloud-native Postgres to Kubernetes. 🚀

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Customizing the docker build bake hcl file Jonathan Gonzalez wrote a guide on this blog detailing how to customize Docker images by using an override hcl file. I tried it for a spin.

Recently we published a guide on how to customize Docker images by using an override hcl file. Daniel Chambre tried it for a spin and posted his thoughts. He hopes his post helps folks streamline their own image customization process and share their improvements: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/customi...

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025: Modern PostgreSQL Authorization With Key... View more about this event at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

🔐 Still using static DB credentials? In 2025, that’s a liability.

Join Yoshiyuki Tabata (Hitachi) & Gabriele Bartolini (@EDBpostgres.bsky.social / CloudNativePG) at #KubeCon on Nov 11, 5:45–6:15pm EST to see how #PostgreSQL + Keycloak modernizes database authorization.

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Unlocking full Kubernetes functionality at Brella with CloudNativePG and Hetzner We talked to Vito Botta, Lead Platform Architect for the event management platform Brella, about how CloudNativePG fits in their technology stack.

👋 Meet Vito Botta, Lead Platform Architect at Brella. Vito migrated Brella from Google Cloud SQL to CloudNativePG on Hetzner (via his project hetzner-k3s) to cut costs, boost flexibility, and keep everything Kubernetes-native.

✨ 6+ months in production = 0 issues: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/intervi...

CloudNativePG part of LFX Mentorship again - sign up as a mentee! We have proposed 3 projects for the September cohort of the CNCF’s LFX Mentorship program, and we’re looking for mentees to sign up and receive a stipend for their work.

It was such a positive and rewarding experience that we’re jumping in again for the September cohort—this time with 3 projects on the table—and we’ve already received an incredible 90 applications: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/2025-te...

Beyond the Patch: Continuing our LFX Mentorship This summer marked our first time joining the CNCF’s LFX mentorship program—and it was such a great experience that we couldn’t wait to share it with you.

This summer marked our first participation in the CNCF LFX mentorship program, where Ying Zhu worked on implementing declarative management for PostgreSQL foreign data wrappers.

Want to learn more about Ying’s project? Check out the full story here: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/summari...

CloudNativePG 1.27.0 Released! The CloudNativePG community is excited to announce version 1.27.0, featuring powerful new capabilities for PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.

🚀 We've released CloudNativePG 1.27.0 and we recommend upgrading to benefit from the latest features, enhancements, and long-term stability: cloudnative-pg.io/releases/clo...

Enjoy:
✨ Dynamic loading of PostgreSQL extensions
🔁 Logical decoding slot synchronization
🔒 Primary Isolation Check

Contributor Spotlight: Niccolò Fei Niccolò made his first contribution to the CloudNativePG project in December 2020, when he developed a set of E2E tests to verify core functionalities such as configuration changes, rolling updates, switchover, and synchronous replication.

In a mini-series on the blog we highlight the work of our maintainers, component owners, and members of the larger community.

This week we meet Niccolò Fei, a Kubernetes Administrator and Automation Engineer at @EDBpostgres.bsky.social: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/contrib...

CloudNativePG part of LFX Mentorship again - sign up as a mentee! We have proposed 3 projects for the September cohort of the CNCF’s LFX Mentorship program, and we’re looking for mentees to sign up and receive a stipend for their work.

We’re back for the September cohort of the CNCF’s LFX Mentorship Program with 3 exciting CloudNativePG projects & a call for mentees:

🔧 Refresh cnpg-i-hello-world (plugin dev)
🔥 Chaos testing for fault tolerance
📚 Rebuild multi-version docs with Docusaurus

💻 Info: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/2025-te...

KSUG.AI Singapore #39 Meetup @Red Hat on 28th August 2025, Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Register now to attend! => https://konfhub.com/ksug-sg-2025-08-28 and join Gabriele Bartolini's talk about will talk about "The Past, Present, and Future of Postgres in Kubernetes"

Join VP, Chief Architect at EDB, and @CloudNativePG.bsky.social maintainer Gabriele Bartolini at the KSUGAI Singapore meetup August 28 — happening both in-person at Red Hat office and online via Zoom: www.meetup.com/ksug-sg/even...

KSUG.AI Australia #47 - Sydney Meetup @AWS Sydney - 13 August 2025, Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup Register now to attend! => https://konfhub.com/ksug-au-2025-08-13 We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming KSUG.AI Australia – Sydney Meetup — happening both in-person at Amazon and online via Zoom!

Join VP, Chief Architect at EDB, and @CloudNativePG.bsky.social maintainer Gabriele Bartolini, at the August 13 KSUGAI meetup in Sydney, where he will will talk about "The Past, Present, and Future of Postgres in Kubernetes" — at Amazon's offices and via Zoom: www.meetup.com/ksug-au/even...

CloudNativePG 1.27.0 RC1 Released! The CloudNativePG community is excited to announce the first release candidate of CloudNativePG 1.27! This preview introduces features like the dynamic loading of PostgreSQL extensions, and the…

We've just published the first release candidate for CloudNativePG 1.27.0, some of the the highlights:
✨ Dynamic loading of PostgreSQL extensions
🔁 Logical decoding slot synchronization
🔒 Primary Isolation Check
cloudnative-pg.io/releases/clo...

CloudNativePG 1.26.1 and 1.25.3 Released! The CloudNativePG community has released new updates for the 1.26 and 1.25 versions of the CloudNativePG operator.

We are excited to announce the release of CloudNativePG Operator versions 1.26.1 and 1.25.3, including critical bug fixes and stability enhancements to help ensure the continued reliability of your PostgreSQL clusters in production environments: cloudnative-pg.io/releases/clo...

Creating a custom container image for CloudNativePG v2.0 Using Docker’s Bake to create container images for the CloudNativePG Operator v2.0.

Two years ago, we shared how to build custom CloudNativePG container images. The container world has evolved—and so have we!

Docker Bake is the simpler, faster way to build images. Learn how to “bake” your own custom image—with bonus support for parallel builds 👉 cloudnative-pg.io/blog/buildin...

Jonathan Gonzalez, one of the CloudNativePG project maintainers, will join vCluster Principal Developer Advocate Scott McAllister for a special edition of vCluster Fridays, in ~4 hours from now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJYc... @sxd.cl

Kubernetes Topic Trends- June 2025 Recap We analyzed 2 million impressions across our channels to uncover what the Kubernetes community truly values.Join our webinar, where Amit Jay Shah, 🎙Bart Far...

Join as Bart Farrell, KubeFM Host & CNCF Ambassador, Gabriele Bartolini, @CloudNativePG.bsky.social maintainer, Amit Jay Shah and Observability Advocate Henrik Rexed unpack the latest LearnKube Content Analysis Report, this July 24th: www.youtube.com/live/GBUPsBo...

Contributor Spotlight: Jaime Silvela In a mini-series on this blog we highlight the work of the community. Today we meet Jaime Silvela, experienced software developer and system builder and CloudNativePG component owner.

In a mini-series on the blog we highlight the work of our maintainers, component owners, and members of the larger community.

This week we meet @jaimes.bsky.social an experienced software developer & system builder, and a component owner for the project: cloudnative-pg.io/blog/contrib...

Yesterday @edbpostgres.bsky.social's Gabriele Bartolini gave a talk at the PostgreSQL Netherlands User Group encouraging DBAs to embrace Kubernetes as the next logical step in their career. His slides: github.com/cloudnative-...