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Point in time restore

You can now restore your instance to any point in time.

Multi-datacenter clusters

Fork, recovery or replicate across clouds!

High Availability (HA) PostgreSQL plans at ElephantSQL

PostgreSQL High Availability (HA) plans are now available at ElephantSQL! A database on an HA plan will be create with a follower and has automatic failover in the face of hardware or software failure.

New high performance PostgreSQL plan

We are happy to announce a new high performance PostgreSQL plan for the public, Dramatic Dolphin!

Part 2. Databases for beginners - What is a SQL? Getting started with PostgreSQL

Part 2. Gives a brief understanding of the standard database language SQL. We will show how to create a table, how to insert data into a table and how to view the data in your database.

Part 1. Databases for beginners - What is a database? What is PostgreSQL?

Part 1. The first part of Databases for beginners gives an introduction to databases and PostgreSQL. Basic database concepts will be defined and it will help you set up your first database in the cloud.

Three new Google Cloud Platform regions

ElephantSQL is now available in three new regions

Check out our new look!

We are very proud to present our brand new control panel design to the world!

Enable two-factor authentication on ElephantSQL

Two-factor authentication is now available on ElephantSQL!

ElephantSQL API to create PostgreSQL instances

It is now possible to create, update and delete ElephantSQL instances programmatically