As communicated in an email notification earlier this year, we are finalizing the retirement of the legacy SYNCHRONOUS replication mode. To ensure continued stability, all remaining PostgreSQL clusters will be automatically migrated during their first scheduled maintenance window after May 4, 2026.
What is changing?
- Automatic Migration: Your cluster will be transitioned to ASYNCHRONOUS mode.
- Impact: You will experience a brief restart during the maintenance window. While you may see improved write performance, please note that ASYNCHRONOUS mode prioritizes speed over strict data acknowledgment.
Action Required for Strong Consistency
If your workload requires a zero-data-loss guarantee, you must manually upgrade to STRICTLY_SYNCHRONOUS via the API no later than May 1, 2026:
- Scale Replicas: Increase your cluster to 3 or more replicas.
- Update API: Set the synchronization mode to STRICTLY_SYNCHRONOUS.
Affected services: Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Location: Global Services
Posted on
Apr 21, 2026 - 16:58 UTC
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on the gateways
that connect virtual machines and storage in our DE/TXL
(Berlin) location. The work updates the gateways to a new
stable software version, ensuring continued security support
and bringing the platform onto a modern operating system
baseline.
The maintenance is carried out in two sequential phases across
redundant systems so that services remain available throughout
the window. Existing virtual machines and volumes are expected
to continue running normally. However, creating new volumes or
new virtual machines in the affected location may be briefly
delayed or fail during the maintenance, and should be retried
once the work is complete.
Our engineering team will actively monitor the systems
throughout the entire maintenance window and is prepared to
respond immediately to any unexpected issues.
We will update this notice if the window changes or if any
unexpected impact occurs.
Affected services: Network, Provisioning, Storage
Location: Location DE/TXL
Posted on
Apr 30, 2026 - 09:34 UTC
We will perform an update of firewall rules on servers in Berlin. This process is generally impact-free, however, it is possible that while the rules are being applied, some packets might be dropped. These issues generally recover immediately, so we do not expect any prolonged outage.
Affected services: Network
Location: Location DE/TXL
Posted on
Apr 30, 2026 - 08:07 UTC