build: Release

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ jobs:
           - name: PostgreSQL 17, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:17-3.5
             NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
+          - name: PostgreSQL 18, PostGIS 3.6
+            POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:18-3.6
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
       fail-fast: false
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     timeout-minutes: 20

.gitignore

@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ lib/
 
 # Redis Dump
 dump.rdb
+
+# AI agents
+.claude

8.0.0.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This document only highlights specific changes that require a longer explanation
 ---
 
 - [Email Verification](#email-verification)
+- [Database Indexes](#database-indexes)
 
 ---
 
@@ -22,6 +23,22 @@ The request to re-send a verification email changed to sending a `POST` request
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Parse Server does not keep a history of verification tokens but only stores the most recently generated verification token in the database. Every time Parse Server generates a new verification token, the currently stored token is replaced. If a user opens a link with an expired token, and that token has already been replaced in the database, Parse Server cannot associate the expired token with any user. In this case, another way has to be offered to the user to re-send a verification email. To mitigate this issue, set the Parse Server option `emailVerifyTokenReuseIfValid: true` and set `emailVerifyTokenValidityDuration` to a longer duration, which ensures that the currently stored verification token is not replaced too soon.
 
-Related pull requests:
+Related pull request:
 
 - https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/8488
+
+## Database Indexes
+
+As part of the email verification and password reset improvements in Parse Server 8, the queries used for these operations have changed to use tokens instead of username/email fields. To ensure optimal query performance, Parse Server now automatically creates indexes on the following fields during server initialization:
+
+- `_User._email_verify_token`: used for email verification queries
+- `_User._perishable_token`: used for password reset queries
+
+These indexes are created automatically when Parse Server starts, similar to how indexes for `username` and `email` fields are created. No manual intervention is required.
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> If you have a large existing user base, the index creation may take some time during the first server startup after upgrading to Parse Server 8. The server logs will indicate when index creation is complete or if any errors occur. If you have any concerns regarding a potential database performance impact during index creation, you could create these indexes manually in a controlled procedure before upgrading Parse Server.
+
+Related pull request:
+
+- https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9893

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 [![Node Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/nodejs-18,_20,_22-green.svg?logo=node.js&style=flat)](https://nodejs.org)
 [![MongoDB Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/mongodb-6,_7,_8-green.svg?logo=mongodb&style=flat)](https://www.mongodb.com)
-[![Postgres Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgresql-13,_14,_15,_16,_17-green.svg?logo=postgresql&style=flat)](https://www.postgresql.org)
+[![Postgres Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/postgresql-13,_14,_15,_16,_17,_18-green.svg?logo=postgresql&style=flat)](https://www.postgresql.org)
 
 [![npm latest version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/parse-server/latest.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server)
 [![npm alpha version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/parse-server/alpha.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-server)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ Parse Server is continuously tested with the most recent releases of PostgreSQL
 | Postgres 15 | 3.3, 3.4, 3.5           | November 2027 | <= 8.x (2025)        |
 | Postgres 16 | 3.5                     | November 2028 | <= 9.x (2026)        |
 | Postgres 17 | 3.5                     | November 2029 | <= 10.x (2027)       |
+| Postgres 18 | 3.6                     | November 2030 | <= 11.x (2028)       |
 
 ### Locally
 

changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md

@@ -1,3 +1,101 @@
+# [8.3.0-alpha.14](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.13...8.3.0-alpha.14) (2025-11-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add options to skip automatic creation of internal database indexes on server start ([#9897](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9897)) ([ea91aca](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/ea91aca1420c33e038516a321b2640709589f886))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.13](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.12...8.3.0-alpha.13) (2025-11-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Indexes `_email_verify_token` for email verification and `_perishable_token` password reset are not created automatically ([#9893](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9893)) ([62dd3c5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/62dd3c565ab70765cb1c547996b616b72e9bb800))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.12](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.11...8.3.0-alpha.12) (2025-10-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add Parse Server option `verifyServerUrl` to disable server URL verification on server launch ([#9881](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9881)) ([b298ccc](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/b298cccd9fb4f664b9d83894faad6d1ea7a3c964))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.11](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.10...8.3.0-alpha.11) (2025-10-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Stale data read in validation query on `Parse.Object` update causes inconsistency between validation read and subsequent update write operation ([#9859](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9859)) ([f49efaf](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f49efaf5bb1d6b19f6d6712f7cdf073855c95c6e))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.10](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.9...8.3.0-alpha.10) (2025-10-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Error in `afterSave` trigger for `Parse.Role` due to `name` field ([#9883](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9883)) ([eb052d8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/eb052d8e6abe1ae32505fd068d5445eaf950a770))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.9](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.8...8.3.0-alpha.9) (2025-10-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Server URL verification before server is ready ([#9882](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9882)) ([178bd5c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/178bd5c5e258d9501c9ac4d35a3a105ab64be67e))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.8](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.7...8.3.0-alpha.8) (2025-10-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Warning logged when setting option `databaseOptions.disableIndexFieldValidation` ([#9880](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9880)) ([1815b01](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1815b019b52565d2bc87be2596a49aea7600aeba))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.6...8.3.0-alpha.7) (2025-10-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Security upgrade to parse 7.0.1 ([#9877](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9877)) ([abfa94c](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/abfa94cd6de2c4e76337931c8ea8311c4ccf2a1a))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.6](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.5...8.3.0-alpha.6) (2025-10-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add request context middleware for config and dependency injection in hooks ([#8480](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8480)) ([64f104e](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/64f104e5c5f8863098e801eee632c14fcbd9b6f9))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.4...8.3.0-alpha.5) (2025-10-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Allow returning objects in `Parse.Cloud.beforeFind` without invoking database query ([#9770](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9770)) ([0b47407](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/0b4740714c29ba99672bc535619ee3516abd356f))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.3...8.3.0-alpha.4) (2025-10-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Disable index-field validation to create index for fields that don't yet exist ([#8137](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/8137)) ([1b23475](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1b2347524ca84ade0f6badf175a815fc8a7bef49))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.2...8.3.0-alpha.3) (2025-10-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for Postgres 18 ([#9870](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9870)) ([d275c18](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/d275c1806e0a5a037cc06cde7eefff3e12c91d7d))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.3.0-alpha.1...8.3.0-alpha.2) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add regex option `u` for unicode support in `Parse.Query.matches` for MongoDB ([#9867](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9867)) ([7cb962a](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/7cb962a02845f3dded61baffd84515f94b66ee50))
+
+# [8.3.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.2.5...8.3.0-alpha.1) (2025-10-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add option `keepUnknownIndexes` to retain indexes which are not specified in schema ([#9857](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9857)) ([89fad46](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/89fad468c3a43772879c06c4d939a83b72517a8e))
+
 ## [8.2.5-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.2.4...8.2.5-alpha.1) (2025-09-21)