PostgreSQL Tutorial: Enable WAL Archiving
Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to enable WAL archiving in PostgreSQL.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Setting up Logical Replication
Summary: Built-in logical replication and logical decoding were introduced in PostgreSQL 10. Over a period of time, more and more features are being implemented within logical replication. It is helpful when a selected list of tables needs to be replicated from multiple OLTP databases to a single OLAP database for reporting and analysis.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Setting up Streaming Replication
Summary: Streaming replication (physical replication), which is byte-by-byte replication, involves a continuous application of WAL records from Primary to Standby. As it uses a file-based log shipping method, it is one of the fastest replication methods when compared with logical replication or other trigger-based methods.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Backing up a database cluster using pg_basebackup
Summary: pg_basebackup is the built-in binary format backup tool available with PostgreSQL. Only the backups taken using pg_basebackup can be used for point-in-time recovery and not pg_dump or pg_dumpall.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Restoring a backup taken using pg_basebackup
Summary: In the backing up a database cluster tutorial, we discussed how pg_basebackup can be used to take a physical backup of the PostgreSQL cluster. We may restore this backup in various situations, such as creating a standby server in replication or recovering a database to a point in time. In this tutorial, we shall see the steps required to restore a backup taken using pg_basebackup.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Minor Version Update
Summary: Every 3 months, the PostgreSQL community releases minor version updates that are available for all the supported PostgreSQL versions. Let’s say that we are using PostgreSQL 13.1 but a new minor version, PostgreSQL 13.2, has been released. In this recipe, we shall see how a minor version upgrade can be performed when using PostgreSQL 13.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: PostgreSQL Administration
The PostgreSQL administration covers the most important PostgreSQL database server administration activities.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: PostgreSQL Server and Database Objects
Summary: in this tutorial, you are going to get familiar with the most common server and database objects provided by PostgreSQL. It is important to understand those objects and their functionality so you do not miss out on the cool features that you may wish to have in the system.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Change The Password for a User
Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to change the password for a user in PostgreSQL.
PostgreSQL Tutorial: Copy Table
Summary: in this tutorial, we will show you step by step how to copy an existing table including table structure and data by using the various forms of PostgreSQL copy table statement.