This month’s DBmarlin 5.9.0 release brings a wide range of improvements, from upgrades to the AI Co-pilot through to usability, encryption, and even support for high availability (HA) DBmarlin server setups

AI Co-pilot – Smarter, Easier Access

DBmarlin Co-pilot continues to evolve, making AI-driven insights even more accessible. With 5.9.0 you can now set system-level AI providers and models, meaning only one administrator needs to configure API keys and endpoints. Once set, all DBmarlin users can access Co-pilot without needing to manage their own keys.

We’ve also added support for a new provider xAI, with the Grok Code Fast 1 and Grok 4 models which in our testing are able to provide responses on par with the latest models from OpenAI and Google Gemini which we already support.

Time Range & Workflow Improvements

Monitoring performance often means looking at the right data at the right time. To make this easier, we’ve added:

• Auto-refresh across all screens – automatically pulling new data every 10 seconds for short time spans.
• Nudge controls – quickly shift your selected time range backward or forward without having to open the date picker.

Time nudge in action

Auto-refresh in action

These changes make navigation faster and analysis more fluid.

High Availability (HA) Support

For teams running DBmarlin in mission-critical environments, 5.9.0 adds bundled HA sync scripts to make setting up resilient DBmarlin servers easier. Full setup details are in our High Availability guide.

🛠 Other notable improvements

This release also includes several quality-of-life updates and security enhancements:

• Enhanced encryption for passwords and API keys.
• Improved reporting of PostgreSQL replication lag.
• Better error handling in the Windows installer.

With 5.9.0, DBmarlin delivers smoother workflows, stronger security, and more flexible AI insights, all while preparing for enterprise-grade HA setups.

👉 For the full list of changes, check out the release notes