Announcing High Availability for Render PostgreSQL

Render has introduced High Availability (HA) for its PostgreSQL databases, enhancing the platform's reliability features like read replicas and point-in-time recovery. This new feature allows teams with Pro or higher instance types to activate HA through the Render Dashboard, ensuring that databases are protected against most causes of extended interruption by spinning up a standby instance that replicates the primary's state. In the event of a failure or routine maintenance, Render's control plane automatically switches the database URL to the standby instance, restoring access in under a minute without requiring manual intervention. This development aims to minimize downtime and maintain the health and responsiveness of mission-critical databases, allowing developers to focus on application development while Render handles the cloud infrastructure.