Forge: Postgres Database + User Management

Forge: Postgres Database + User Management

For a while now, Forge has allowed you to create and manage additional databases and users if you were using MySQL / MariaDB; however, we did not support this for Postgres.

That changes today! You can now create and manage additional Postgres databases and users directly from the Forge UI.

If you don’t have a Forge account, now is a great time to sign up. Forge allows you to painlessly create and manage PHP 7.4 servers which include MySQL, Redis, Memcached, and everything else you need to run robust, modern Laravel applications.

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