We’re happy to let you know that you’re now able to fork a new ElephantSQL instance from any PostgreSQL server!
This makes you able to easily move from any running PostgreSQL instance to ElephantSQL without having to fiddle with backups. Just grab your connection URL and we will fork the current state into a fully managed instance.
We will set up a replication connection via
pg_basebackup
and promote the new instance once all
State has been restored. So one thing to note is that the credentials in the connection URL must
be from either a superuser or a role with replication privileges. Happy forking!
If you have questions or feedback. Don’t hesitate to contact us at contact@elephantsql.com.
All the best,
ElephantSQL Team