PostgreSQL Streaming Physical Replication With Slots

PostgreSQL Streaming Physical Replication With Slots postgres drop replication slot psql dbname=postgres replication=database -c IDENTIFY_SYSTEM; Drops a replication slot, freeing any reserved server-side resources If the postgresql create replication slot Don't drop the group slot Although usually inactive, it's still vital to the proper operation of the EDB Postgres Distributed cluster If you drop it, then

postgresql create replication slot Replication slots are used to safeguard against the premature deletion of WAL segments before they have been applied by the standby server, thus

postgres drop replication slot Used replication slots continue to occupy space If you run multiple AWS DMS tasks or you have old tasks that run on the same DB instance, then remove the used The replication slot basically tells Postgres not to recycle or remove any WAL files that could ultimately prevent it from catching up with