Merge pull request #2567 from supabase/blog/postgres-13

Postgres version updates

www/_blog/2021-07-22-supabase-launch-week-sql.mdx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ One of the best things about building Supabase is the community. We're even luck
 
 ### Where?
 
-Blog post coming soon. Follow our [Twitter](https://twitter.com/supabase) to get notified immediately.
+Read the [blog post](/blog/2021/07/26/supabase-community-day).
 
 ## Tuesday 27 July: Storage v2
 

www/_blog/2021-07-26-epsilon3-self-hosting.mdx

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 image: epsilon3/og-epsilon3.jpg
 thumb: epsilon3/cover-epsilon3.jpg
 tags:
-  - launch-week
+  - case-study
 date: '2021-07-26'
 toc_depth: 2
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www/_blog/2021-07-26-supabase-community-day.mdx

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+---
+title: 'Supabase Community Day'
+description: Community Day
+author: steve_chavez
+author_url: https://github.com/steve-chavez
+author_image_url: https://github.com/steve-chavez.png
+authorURL: https://github.com/steve-chavez
+thumb: launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-thumb.jpg
+image: launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-og.jpg
+tags:
+  - launch-week
+date: '2021-07-26'
+toc_depth: 2
+---
+
+Supabase has grown a lot [^1] since last [Launch Week](https://supabase.io/blog/2021/03/25/launch-week), 
+but it wouldn't be possible without some amazing open source tools. 
+Since we're shipping a few upgrades this week we feel it's only fair 
+to shine a spotlight on some tools and community efforts that make Supabase possible. 
+
+## PostgreSQL version 13.3
+
+![Postgres version 13 released](/new/images/blog/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-postgres-upgrade.jpg)
+
+PostgreSQL is a big part of Supabase, and it's also a huge inspiration - the speed that they ship, their community organization, 
+and their absolute dedication towards reliability. PostgreSQL 13.3 was released in June and (from today) every new Supabase project will 
+be on [PostgreSQL version 13.3](/blog/2021/07/26/supabase-postgres-13).
+
+### Giving back
+
+Supabase makes it easy to get started with Postgres, but we think you should try it even if you don't want to use Supabase. Here's a 
+few ways we make it easy to use PostgreSQL without Supabase:
+
+- Supabase was the first company to put Postgres in the [Digital Ocean Marketplace](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/supabase-postgres). 
+Since then it's been installed over 1000 times (not by us!).
+- We provide a Postgres image in the [AWS marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-lk2pfa5nafecg).
+- We're packaging the Marketplace version, [along with "Bundles"](/blog/2021/07/26/supabase-postgres-13#postgresql-bundles)
+- We're developing a few extensions: `[supautils](https://github.com/supabase/supautils)`, `[pg_net](https://github.com/supabase/pg_net)`, and a couple more soon to be announced.
+
+### Get involved
+
+- Follow the official [PostgreSQL Twitter](https://twitter.com/PostgreSQL) account.
+- Join the official [mailing lists](https://www.postgresql.org/community/).
+
+## PostgREST version 8.0
+
+![PostgREST version 8.0 released](/new/images/blog/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-postgrest.jpg)
+
+This new PostgREST stable version comes with the improvements we've made to make it truly enterprise-grade. Due to our commitment with OSS,
+all of our improvements are upstreamed, so you can fully use them on your own self-hosted projects.
+
+### Highlights
+
+**Improved Performance**: Due to Supabase's high throughput requirements, PostgREST 8.0 handles up to 50% more throughput on 
+GET requests, according to our benchmarks. We converted all SELECT queries to use prepared statements and reduced logging 
+verbosity to make this possible.
+
+**Reduced downtime**: we need PostgREST to be more "set it and forget it", so reloading schema cache is now zero downtime.
+
+**Dynamic Configuration**: we've made it easier to handle PostgREST configuration at scale (we manage thousands of PostgREST instances). 
+This new version includes the ability to use an in-database configuration that is reloadable through a `NOTIFY` command.
+
+**Less admin burden**: PostgREST previously required the `pg_listen` utility to reload its schema cache. This is no longer needed. 
+The schema cache is reloadable with a simple `NOTIFY` command.
+
+**Better diagnostic information**: in the rare cases where PostgREST fails, we want to find the exact root cause quickly. 
+For this we've improved its logging by adding logging levels and timestamps to all server errors.
+
+**Simpler OpenAPI**: showing a complete OpenAPI output used to require a highly-privileged `anon` role. With the new `openapi-mode`,
+this is no longer needed and `anon` can be kept with minimal privileges.
+
+The community has made many more enhancements and bug fixes for the new version. See 
+[v8.0 CHANGELOG](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/tag/v8.0.0) for the full list.
+
+### Get Started
+
+Want to get started with PostgREST? The Supabase community has built a number of client libraries to make it simpler to use:
+
+- Javascript: [postgrest-js](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-js)
+- Rust: [postgrest-rs](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-rs)
+- Go: [postgrest-go](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-go)
+- Python: [postgrest-py](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-py)
+- Dart: [postgrest-dart](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-dart)
+- C#: [postgrest-csharp](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-csharp)
+- Swift: [postgrest-swift](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-swift)
+- Ruby: [postgrest-rb](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-rb)
+- Kotlin: [postgrest-kt](https://github.com/supabase/postgrest-kt)
+
+### Get involved
+
+- Help with [PostgREST development](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+- Help with [PostgREST docs translations](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest-docs/issues/393).
+- Follow the official [PostgREST Twitter](https://twitter.com/postgrest_org) account.
+
+## Supabase Flutter/Dart (Beta release)
+
+![Supabase Flutter Beta release](/new/images/blog/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-flutter-library.jpg)
+
+While the Supabase team have been busy with the Javascript libraries, the community have been beavering away with Dart. They've even
+[built fully-functional apps](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/spot-2d300f54-7a0a-4dbf-aee2-4a75311217cc) using Supabase Auth and Storage.
+
+Today the Community are releasing both the the Flutter and Dart libraries in Beta (with a bit of help from the Supabase team).
+
+### Get started
+
+- Check out the [Flutter Quickstart Guide](https://supabase.io/docs/guides/with-flutter)
+- Check out the code:
+  - Supabase Flutter: [GitHub](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-flutter/) | [Release](https://pub.dev/packages/supabase_flutter)
+  - Supabase Dart: [GitHub](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-dart/) | [Release](https://pub.dev/packages/supabase)
+
+### Get involved
+
+- Help [write](https://supabase.io/docs/handbook/supasquad#author) the Flutter Docs.
+- Help [maintain](https://supabase.io/docs/handbook/supasquad#maintainer) the [Flutter](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-flutter/)
+  and [Dart](https://github.com/supabase/supabase-dart/) libraries.
+
+## Supabase Discord
+
+![Supabase Discord](/new/images/blog/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day/launch-week-sql-day-1-community-day-discord-server.jpg)
+
+OK, OK, we get it - GitHub [Discussions](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/discussions) aren't enough for y'all. While we've been trying 
+to keep the conversation contained to our GitHub org, the community has been creating [subreddits](https://www.reddit.com/r/Supabase/), 
+StackOverflow [tags](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/supabase), and GitHub [topics](https://github.com/topics/supabase). 
+
+A few weeks ago one of the community created a Community-led Discord, and so the team figured we might as well join the fun.
+
+We'll still be using Discussions for debugging, but if you're looking for a place to hang out with Supabase developers, Discord is where to find it.
+
+### Get involved
+
+Join the Supabase Community Discord: [https://discord.gg/AYybku5cUz](https://discord.gg/AYybku5cUz), say hi, and start building.
+
+[^1]:
+    Supabase has been one of the fastest growing startups [on GitHub](https://github.com/supabase/supabase) for four consecutive quarters:
+    207% in [Q3](https://runacap.com/ross-index/q3-2020/) 2020; 1,373% in [Q4](https://runacap.com/ross-index/q4-2020/) 2020;
+    462% in [Q1](https://runacap.com/ross-index/q1-2021/) 2021; 1,653% in [Q2](https://runacap.com/ross-index/q2-2021/) 2021.

www/_blog/2021-07-26-supabase-postgres-13.mdx

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+---
+title: 'Supabase is now on Postgres 13.3'
+description: From today, new Supabase projects will be on a version of Supabase Postgres that runs on Postgres 13.3.
+author: angelico_de_los_reyes
+author_url: https://github.com/dragarcia
+author_image_url: https://github.com/dragarcia.png
+authorURL: https://github.com/dragarcia
+image: pg13/postgres-13-og.jpg
+thumb: pg13/postgres-13-thumb.jpg
+tags:
+  - launch-week
+  - database
+date: '2021-07-26'
+toc_depth: 2
+---
+
+From today, new Supabase projects will be on a version of [Supabase Postgres](https://github.com/supabase/postgres) that runs
+on [Postgres 13.3](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-13-released-2077/). This won't be the only big change however in this version.
+Here are a few other things that have changed under the hood.
+
+## PostgreSQL version 13.3
+
+We've jumped from PostgreSQL 12.0 to PostgreSQL [version 13.3](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/release-13-3.html), introducing
+significant performance improvements and some great new functionality. Some changes include:
+
+- native [UUID generation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/functions-uuid.html) (!) using `gen_random_uuid`
+- a new JSONB [datetime](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/functions-json.html) function
+- vacuuming indexes in [parallel](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/sql-vacuum.html)
+- [incremental sorting](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/using-explain.html#USING-EXPLAIN-BASICS)
+- smaller [btree indexes](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/btree-implementation.html#BTREE-DEDUPLICATION)
+- improvements to [extended statistics](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/planner-stats.html#PLANNER-STATS-EXTENDED)
+
+## Supabase Versioning
+
+Our [Postgres repo](https://github.com/supabase/postgres) has jumped from `0.15.0` to `13.3.0`. From now on, both major and minor versions of
+Supabase Postgres will follow PostgreSQL. This makes it much easier to ascertain what version of PostgreSQL is installed. In the situation wherein
+there are no updates to PostgreSQL in between releases, the patch version will be bumped up.
+
+## Large System Extensions (LSE) enabled for ARM instances
+
+<small>
+  *Disclaimer for self-hosting: This is not available for x86 instances. All instances on the
+  Supabase platform have this enabled by default.*
+</small>
+
+The recent wave of Graviton 2 instances from AWS introduces support for the Large System Extensions (LSE). This looks to greatly enhance
+application performance through atomics, and
+[improves locking and synchronisation performance across large systems](https://github.com/aws/aws-graviton-getting-started#building-for-graviton-and-graviton2).
+
+### Preliminary Benchmarks
+
+Below is a comparison between the ARM versions of Supabase Postgres `0.15.0` and `13.3.0`. Both are using `m6gd.8xlarge` instances
+and follow the PostgreSQL configuration [here](https://www.percona.com/blog/2021/01/22/postgresql-on-arm-based-aws-ec2-instances-is-it-any-good/).
+The following configuration of `pgbench` was used.
+
+```bash hideCopy
+pgbench -i -s 150
+```
+
+Running the benchmark with 2, 4, 8, 16, 64, and 128 clients:
+
+```bash hideCopy
+pgbench -P 5 -c {num_clients} -j {num_clients} -T 300 -M prepared postgres
+```
+
+![PostgreSQL 13.3 performance](/new/images/blog/pg13/postgres-13-performance.png)
+
+## Ubuntu 20.04
+
+We have taken the opportunity to upgrade new projects from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04. A switch to Ubuntu 20.04 guarantees that the underlying
+OS of Supabase Postgres is supported by the Canonical team up until the year 2025 (2023 for Ubuntu 18.04).
+
+## Built from source
+
+Driven by the need to enable LSE, the underlying PostgreSQL in this version was built from the ground up instead of downloaded binaries.
+Supabase Postgres can now be easily upgraded whenever a new major or minor version of PostgreSQL is released. When PostgreSQL 14 comes out,
+expect Supabase Postgres 14 to quickly follow.
+
+## New Extensions
+
+### `pgRouting`
+
+An extension of PostGIS, [`pgRouting`](https://pgrouting.org/) provides geospatial routing functionality.
+
+More information can be found [here](https://docs.pgrouting.org/latest/en/index.html).
+
+### `wal2json`
+
+Converts WAL output into clean and organized JSON objects.
+
+More information can be found [here](https://github.com/eulerto/wal2json).
+
+## Enhanced security
+
+To help combat brute force attacks, `fail2ban` has now been configured to protect direct connections to Postgres. This applies to both
+ports `5432` (PostgreSQL) and `6543` (PgBouncer).
+
+IPs get banned for 10 minutes after three failed attempts, and we'll continue to fine-tune and improve the protections applied to the
+database servers based on evolving traffic patterns.
+
+## PostgreSQL bundles 
+
+`[Coming Soon]`
+
+Last but not the least, we're diversifying the images of Supabase Postgres available in the AWS and Digital Ocean Marketplaces.
+
+Instead of a single option, we'll soon offer four configurations of PostgreSQL. Each bundle offers functionality for
+common use-cases. For example, if you're using Postgres with Serverless functions, you might want to run the PgBouncer bundle. If you want an
+HTTP API with your Postgres offering you might want to run the PostgREST bundle.
+
+| `Name`                              | `PostgreSQL` | `PgBouncer` | `PostgREST` |
+| ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----------- |
+| Supabase Postgres                   | ✅           |             |             |
+| Supabase Postgres: PgBouncer Bundle | ✅           | ✅          |             |
+| Supabase Postgres: PostgREST Bundle | ✅           |             | ✅          |
+| Supabase Postgres: Complete Bundle  | ✅           | ✅          | ✅          |
+
+Each offering will be available for both the `x86` and `arm` architectures.
+
+## Try PostgreSQL 13
+
+Try the new features of PostgreSQL 13.3 today by creating a [new project](https://app.supabase.io/) on Supabase.

www/lib/authors.json

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     "author": "Steve Chavez",
     "author_url": "https://github.com/steve-chavez",
-    "position": "Engineering",
+    "position": "Engineering & PostgREST maintainer",
     "username": "steve-chavez",
     "author_image_url": "https://github.com/steve-chavez.png"
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+
+<item>
+  <guid>https://supabase.io/blog/2021/07/26/supabase-community-day</guid>
+  <title>Supabase Community Day</title>
+  <link>https://supabase.io/blog/2021/07/26/supabase-community-day</link>
+  <description>Community Day</description>
+  <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
+</item>
+
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