[GENERAL] Streaming Replication Without Downtime

  I've been searching for a way to initialize a new Hot Standby node with Streaming Replication withou the need for stop or even restarting the master.

  Of course the master is already with the needed SR configs.

  I know I have to use pg_start_backup/pg_stop_backup, but i'd like some tips, or a link to some tutorial, with the order of the steps.

  I assume will be something like:

-  configure Slave for SR

-  pg_start_backup()

-  rsync PGDATA to slave

-  start PG on the slave

-  pg_stop_backup()

  Anything i'm thinking wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Gabriel