DevOpsInstructions for Upgrading PostgreSQL 17.6 to 18.1 (Production Standard)
Detailed instructions for upgrading PostgreSQL 17.6 to 18.1 for production environments with minimal downtime. Includes pg_upgrade, logical replication, rollback plan, and updated best practices for PostgreSQL 18 with Async I/O, Statistics Preservation, and new pg_upgrade --swap mode.
