Right now, Railway's PostgreSQL backups are snapshot-based — if something goes wrong, you can only restore to the last snapshot. That means your data loss window could be hours or even a full day.

We're adding point-in-time recovery (PITR) so you can restore your PostgreSQL database to any specific moment within a 7-day retention window, down to the second. PITR uses continuous WAL archiving under the hood, works with both standalone Postgres and high-availability setups, and restores always create a new database service so your running instance is never touched. Your database will never go down due to backup infrastructure issues — if archiving hits a problem, Postgres keeps running and you get a visible coverage gap instead of downtime. PITR will be available to Pro users as an opt-in feature from the Backups panel.

We'd love to hear what matters most to you for database recovery — drop your thoughts below!