# Backrest's back, alright! | Percona Community

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**Created:** [May 21, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/backrests-back-alright-percona-community/40831 "2026-05-21T14:40:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/backrests-back-alright-percona-community/40831/1 "2026-05-21T14:40:14Z")

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Events unfolded quickly over the course of a couple of weeks starting on 27 April 2026, when a [message appeared on the pgBackRest project announcing](https://pgbackrest.org/news.html): that the repository would be archived and active maintenance would stop.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://percona.community/blog/2026/05/19/backrests-back-alright/](https://percona.community/blog/2026/05/19/backrests-back-alright/)