---
title: "MPGv2 has forking in beta"
description: "Fork a Managed Postgres v2 cluster from the dashboard, much faster than restoring a backup."
date: "2026-07-16"
author: "Akshit Garg"
url: "https://fly.io/changelog/managed-postgres-v2-forking/"
discussion: "https://community.fly.io/t/mpgv2-has-forking-in-beta/28292"
---

# MPGv2 has forking in beta

You can now fork your Managed Postgres v2 clusters. Forking is almost as fast as v2 cluster creates (well almost, its a tiny bit slower). Its MUCH faster than a full backup restore.

In your v2 dashboard, you'll now see a button to fork your cluster.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/original/3X/a/6/a6fa8c264f06955968c967714327095124e64a18.png)

Forks have some caveats for now

* Your backup history doesn't carry over to the fork
* Large clusters may take a bit of time to hydrate. You can access your cluster during hydration, but reads may be a tiny bit slower. Your dashboard will show a banner when the cluster is still hydrating.
* Its not available in `flyctl` yet (but will be, soon, hang tight!)
* And well, its still in beta