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| keywords | databases-for-postgresql release notes gen 2 | ||
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[Gen 2]{: tag-purple}
{: #databases-for-postgresql-16sep2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in Dallas and London : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now also available in Dallas (us-south) and London (eu-gb) in addition to Madrid (eu-es), Sydney (au-syd), Mumbai (in-mum), Chennai (in-che), and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-10sep2026} {: release-note}
Customer-configurable server parameters now available : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql_full}} Gen 2 now supports 14 customer-configurable PostgreSQL server parameters. You can set parameters at provisioning time and update them on a running instance. The configurable parameters include connection limits, logging thresholds, memory allocation, WAL, and replication settings, and pgAudit classes. For more information, see Changing your PostgreSQL configuration.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-01sep2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in Madrid and Sydney : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now also available in Madrid (eu-es) and Sydney (au-syd) in addition to Mumbai (in-mum), Chennai (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-06jul2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in Frankfurt : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now also available in Frankfurt (eu-de), in addition to Mumbai (in-mum), Chennai (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-01jun2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in Mumbai : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now also available in Mumbai (in-mum), in addition to Chennai - Airtel (in-che) and Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-02mar2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in Chennai : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now also available in Chennai - Airtel (in-che), in addition to Montreal (ca-mon). For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-26feb2026} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now generally available (GA) : {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available, offering the same fully managed {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} engine on newer VPC‑based infrastructure with improved security, networking, and more performant snapshot‑based backups. Try {{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 now.
{: #databases-for-postgresql-15Dec2025} {: release-note}
{{site.data.keyword.databases-for-postgresql}} Gen 2 is now available in beta : Support for PostgreSQL v18: Built on VPC architecture with software-defined networking, delivering enhanced security, and flexibility. : Now available in the Montreal region, giving developers early access to next-generation database innovation.