Re: Missing docs: setting up replication slots for standbys

On 09/03/2014 10:43 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> Section 46.2.2 has this:
>
> Note: PostgreSQL also has streaming replication slots (see Section
> 25.2.5), but they are used somewhat differently there.
>
> Section 25.2.5 has this:
>
>  You can avoid this by setting wal_keep_segments to a value large enough
> to ensure that WAL segments are not recycled too early, or by
> configuring a replication slot for the standby.
>
> ... however, absolutely nowhere is it explained how to configure a
> replication slot for a streaming replica.  Is it, in fact, possible to
> do so?

Searching ... it is possible.  However, the way to do so is actually
scattered among 5 different doc pages.  I'm not sure that I'm up for the
surgery required to make this make sense to users ... anybody else have
the energy/time?

The relevant pages in the docs are these:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/standby-settings.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-REPLICATION
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/logicaldecoding-explanation.html#AEN66111
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/warm-standby.html#STREAMING-REPLICATION

... otherwise, I'll just write a blog or postgresguide or something.

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Josh Berkus
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