# 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: ![Saiano](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/saiano/32/153394_2.png) [@Saiano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Saiano)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-18-update-for-self-hosters/406194/68 "2026-08-16T17:17:18Z")

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Hi, I have a forum with a fairly large database (around 80 GB). For the upgrade from version 13 to 15, I switched servers, performed a fresh installation, and restored the data.  
Do you still recommend this approach? (I tried the direct upgrade but encountered collation errors)

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