Re: archive_timeout?

Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com> writes:
> There should be a documentation note to let people know that the archive
> will grow even when idle. Perhaps we should suggest compression in the
> docs so that people don't get worried about many gigabytes of mostly-
> empty files filling up their backup storage.

Actually, per the previous discussion: if you want to reduce WAL traffic
then one of the most important things to do is stretch out
checkpoint_timeout.
        regards, tom lane