Jon Daniel

PostgreSQL extensions are powerful tools that allow developers to extend the functionality of PostgreSQL beyond its basic types and functions. These extensions can connect your database to an external PostgreSQL instance (postgres_fdw), add native GIS functionality (postgis), standardize address information (address_standardizer), and more. Extensions are arguably one of PostgreSQL’s greatest features and are partially responsible for the massive adoption PostgreSQL has received over the years. We’re pleased to announce a change to the Heroku Postgres extension experience. You can once again install Heroku Postgres extensions in the public schema or any other! Previously, in response to incident 2450, we required…