Beta Testing PostgreSQL With Docker

The Postgres community values feedback from testing of Beta releases, and with Docker it’s been easier to get pre-release versions up and running. With the recent announcement of PostgreSQL 19 Beta 1, let’s get that running and test some of the new capabilities. Pre-Release Versions of Postgres with Docker First, you’ll need to install Docker for your OS! Grab the version needed for your OS and processor architecture, for example ARM or AMD/Intel/x86. On MacOS run uname -m or sw_vers in your Terminal to learn more about your hardware details. For Windows check Install Docker Desktop on Windows Building and Running Official Postgres images for Docker Postgres are limited to fully released versions. Fortunately @yosifkit created a PR to add 19 Beta 1 (merged by @tianon) with instructions for how to use docker buildx to build pre-release versions. This command downloads and builds postgres:19beta1-trixie: docker buildx build -t postgres:19beta1-trixie \…