PostgreSQL's Trusted Language Extensions allow developers to create and package custom data types, enhancing PostgreSQL's extensibility and enabling easy deployment of customized data types across AWS accounts and regions.

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<p>This article discusses how to create custom PostgreSQL data types using Trusted Language Extensions (TLE) for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Overview of Trusted Language Extensions (pg_tle) and its benefits for creating custom data types</li>
<li>Overview of custom PostgreSQL data types and their use cases</li>
<li>Step-by-step tutorial on creating an unsigned int2 data type using TLE</li>
<li>Best practices for creating custom data types with TLE, such as evaluating performance, writing types to closely match needs, and considering default PostgreSQL data types first</li>
<li>Conclusion highlighting the availability of custom data type functionality in pg_tle v1.1.1 for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL instances</li>
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Create custom PostgreSQL data types using Trusted Language Extensions

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