# PostgreSQL 18 update for self-hosters

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [August 3, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194 "2026-08-03T04:36:42Z")
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### Author: ![chrisr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrisr/32/246622_2.png) [@chrisr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisr)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194/19 "2026-08-03T10:34:33Z")

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I’ve updated the core count detection to use `nproc --ignore=1`.

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