Re: Data directory on read-only media - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: Data directory on read-only media
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Msg-id Pine.OSF.4.61.0511211958270.277354@kosh.hut.fi
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In response to Re: Data directory on read-only media  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Data directory on read-only media
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On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>> I've been thinking about running postgres from read-only media. It's
>> handy for creating demo CDs etc.
>
> I think that a read-only installation of PostgreSQL would be a very poor
> demonstration of its capabilities.  Better put the data in a RAM disk.

RAM space is limited.

I was thinking more of a demonstration CD of some other software that uses 
PostgreSQL as kind of an embedded database. Of course, there's other 
databases more suited for embedding.

- Heikki


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