2.1. Installing pg_probackup3 #
To install pg_probackup3, follow the steps below.
Add the pg_probackup3 package repository to your operating system. You can get the exact repositories and commands for supported Linux distributions from the Postgres Pro support team.
Install the packages.
On Debian family systems:
sudo apt update sudo apt install pg-probackup3
On Red Hat family systems:
sudo dnf install pg-probackup3
You may need to use
yum
instead ofdnf
on older systems.Print the pg_probackup3 version to verify the installation:
/opt/pgpro/bin/pg_probackup3 --version
Optionally, add
/opt/pgpro/bin
toPATH
.To use pg_probackup3 in the PRO mode, configure Postgres Pro as follows:
Install the pgpro_bindump module.
Add the following parameters to
postgresql.conf
:shared_preload_libraries = 'pgpro_bindump' wal_level = 'replica' # or 'logical' walsender_plugin_libraries = 'pgpro_bindump'
Restart the Postgres Pro instance.