Working with PostgreSQL Replication Slots

I am using Postgres Debezium Source Connector for the source database on AWS RDS Sometimes, my server shutdown

Working with PostgreSQL Replication Slots If there is a switchoverfailover to promote one of the standby, the new primary won't have any idea about the replication slot maintained by

I am using Postgres Debezium Source Connector for the source database on AWS RDS Sometimes, my server shutdown

dropz slot Remove unused replication setup​ It is important to remove unused replication setups, since the underlying replication slots in PostgreSQL forces the server

Re: A proposal to force-drop replication slots to make disabling asyncsync standbys or logical replication faster in production environments

drop replication slot Replication slots were introduced with PostgreSQL and are designed to ensure that any standby connected to the primary using a replication slot will always

The WAL files will just pile up So you need to monitor the slots and manually drop them Only when you do that will the master delete anything