Re: Defaults for replication/backup - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: Defaults for replication/backup
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In response to Re: Defaults for replication/backup  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 4:16 PM, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
Hi,

On 2016-02-13 07:13:55 -0800, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> I would like to add the idea of having archiving on by default. Not everyone
> uses streaming replication, some people use PITR. The one that I see is
> archive_command and I am not sure how to deal with that.

Since that requires additional setup anyway, I don't really see a
comparable effect of such a move.

Also, you can reasonably do PITR without using archive_command/archive_mode. Just use pg_receivexlog... 

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