> According to our previous discussion, pg_basebackup is not depend on any of the postgresql configuration parameters.
IfI go for gzip format we need to compromise on time.
You do not necessarily compromise on time when compressing. Actually, a speed gain compared to uncompressed is
possible.The better data is being compressed the less has to be written on (slow) disk. However, it comes with a CPU
loadpenalty. I suggest you experiment with setups. Maybe --compress is doing still well with respect to compression
ratebut consumes considerably less CPU time.