#pgbackrest is dead. What next?
https://mydbanotebook.org/posts/pgbackrest-is-dead.-now-what/
I have been recommending pgBackRest as the best backup tool for PostgreSQL for years. I even wrote a blog post about it. My students at Université Lyon I were able to backup, restore, and perform PITR in four hours with zero prior knowledge of the tool. That is how good it was. I say “was” because David Steele, the sole maintainer of pgBackRest, has announced on the project’s GitHub page that he is stopping all work on the project.
🔥 pgBackRest chiude: Snowflake acquisisce Crunchy Data, taglia i fondi e il creatore David Steele non trova sponsor. Addio al miglior tool di backup per PostgreSQL.
https://gomoot.com/pgbackrest-lo-strumento-di-backup-piu-completo-per-postgresql-non-sara-piu-mantenuto/
David Steele announced that he stopped working on #pgBackRest, citing a challenge many maintainers struggle with: making a living, and investing time in a project that is used by many. Gabriele Bartolini shared his perspective on his blog:
"When corporate sponsorship disappears and community sponsorship cannot fill the gap, maintainers face an impossible choice: do it poorly, or stop. David chose the latter. He is not the first, and he will not be the last."
https://www.gabrielebartolini.it/articles/2026/04/why-the-cycle-of-open-source-sustainability-needs-to-be-virtuous/ #PostgreSQL
pgBackRest's end of life is a reminder of the structural cost of open-source maintenance — and why CloudNativePG's CNCF governance and the virtuous cycle of commercial support matter more than ever.
Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained
https://github.com/pgbackrest/pgbackrest
#HackerNews #Pgbackrest #Maintenance #Ended #OpenSource #Community #PostgreSQL #Backup #Tools
Certbot doesn't define CN by default which is required by pgBackRest and OpenVPN as of today. I tried to use a CSR but Certbot doesn't automatically renew those certificates making certbot pointless. I'm now using acme.sh and it just works https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh
Letzte Nacht haben @marian und ich die #PostgreSQL Datenbank hinter der #Mastodon Instanz gruene.social von Version 14 auf Version 18 aktualisiert und das #Backup auf #pgBackRest umgestellt. Details dazu folgen noch in einem Blog-Beitrag...
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