Cloning and replication slots

Documentation: 16: Streaming Replication Protocol postgresql drop replication slot Normally, the remote replication slot is created automatically when the subscription is created during CREATE SUBSCRIPTION, and it is dropped postgresql replication slot Replication slots in PostgreSQL are a mechanism for streaming physical and logical replication to keep the standby servers current with

postgresql create replication slot By themselves, replication slots occupy very little disk space They just store tiny bit of metadata, including a pointer to a position in WAL