Postgres 18 support (preview)

Neon now supports Postgres 18 in preview. To try it out, create a new project and select 18 as the Postgres version.

Postgres 18 Create project

While in preview, there are a few limitations to keep in mind.

To learn more about the new features and improvements in Postgres 18:

Monitor Postgres network traffic with Elephantshark

We’ve released Elephantshark, an open-source Ruby script from Neon for monitoring Postgres network traffic.

Elephantshark sits between Postgres clients and servers, decrypting and re-encrypting SSL/TLS traffic while logging protocol messages. It works with all Postgres-protocol traffic, not just Neon databases. It can also generate SSLKEYLOGFILE entries for Wireshark.

Fixes & improvements
  • Backup & restore
    • The Create snapshot button on the Backup & restore page (available in Early Access) in the Neon Console is now disabled when the snapshot limit is reached (1 on the Free plan and 10 on paid plans). For more about snapshots, see Backup & restore.
  • Per-project usage alerts on the Free plan
    • Usage alerts have been updated on the Free plan for storage, data transfer, and compute usage. Alerts are per-project and sent out at 80% and 100% usage thresholds. For an overview of Free plan usage allowances, please see our Pricing page.
  • SQL Editor
    • You can now scroll through results when running queries with multiple statements. Each statement’s results appear in their own tab, and a scrollbar makes it easier to navigate when many tabs are returned.
  • Postgres extensions
    • The neon Postgres extension, which provides functions and views for gathering Neon-specific metrics, has been updated to version 1.7. To learn more about the extension, see The neon extension.