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PostgreSQL Replication, Second Edition

Leverage the power of PostgreSQL replication to make your databases more robust, secure, scalable, and fast

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|Sep 2025
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    Book Description

    This book is ideal for PostgreSQL administrators who want to set up and understand replication. By the end of the book, you will be able to make your databases more robust and secure by getting to grips with PostgreSQL replication.

    What you will learn

    • Use Pointintime Recovery to perform data recovery as well as replication
    • Set up synchronous as well as asynchronous streaming replication
    • Get familiarized with the transaction log, the core component of most replication setups and its purpose
    • Improve speed and reliability with an understanding of pgpool and PgBouncer
    • Increase your data security and geographically distribute data
    • Make your systems more available and secure with Linux High Availability
    • Scale out with PL/Proxy and PostgresXC
    • Detect, investigate, and solve replicationrelated problems

    Who this book is for

    This book is ideal for PostgreSQL administrators who want to set up and understand replication. By the end of the book, you will be able to make your databases more robust and secure by getting to grips with PostgreSQL replication.

    Table of Contents

    1. Understanding Replication Concepts
    2. Understanding the PostgreSQL Transaction Log
    3. Understanding Point-In-Time-Recovery
    4. Setting up Asynchronous Replication
    5. Setting up Synchronous Replication
    6. Monitoring Your Setup
    7. Understanding Linux High Availability
    8. Working with pgbouncer
    9. Working with pgpool
    10. Configuring Slony
    11. Using Skytools
    12. Working with Postgres-XC
    13. Scaling with PL/Proxy
    14. Working with BDR
    15. Working with Walbouncer
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78398-854-9
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2025
    Language: English
    Pages: 322