# Skytools 3.0 reaches alpha1

DevFeed: [Skytools 3.0 reaches alpha1](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/skytools-3-0-reaches-alpha1-34340.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2009/04/skytools-3.0-reaches-alpha1/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2009-04-13T22:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/version.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>)

Tags: [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [failover](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/failover.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>)

## AI overview

Skytools 3.0 reaches its alpha1 release with full support for cascading replication and DDL. The article notes that it is a rough developer preview, with documentation still incomplete and bugs remaining.

## Source excerpt

It's time for Skytools news again! First, we did improve documentation of current stable branch with hosting high level presentations and tutorials on the PostgreSQL wiki. Do check out the Londiste Tutorial, it seems that's what people hesitating to try out londiste were missing the most. The other things people miss out a lot in current stable Skytools (version 2.1.9 currently) are cascading replication (which allows for switchover and failover) and DDL support. The new incarnation of skytools, version 3.0 reaches alpha1 today. It comes with full support for cascading and DDL, so you might want to give it a try.