repmgr 5.0 Available - Now with Support for PostgreSQL 12

2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of repmgr 5.0. [
https://www.2ndquadrant.com/en/resources/repmgr/]

repmgr enhances and complements the built-in replication capabilities in
PostgreSQL and is the most popular tool for PostgreSQL replication and
failover management. Repmgr makes it easy to set up and manage standby
servers, check replication status, and perform administrative tasks such as
switchover operations. The repmgrd daemon provides automatic failover
capability to maximize database uptime, and can easily be integrated with
other tools such as PgBouncer for high application availability.

repmgr 5.0 introduces support for the recently released PostgreSQL 12,
which integrates the previously separate replication configuration (via the
special “recovery.conf” file) into the main PostgreSQL configuration
system. repmgr has been adapted to be compatible with this change and take
advantage of other PostgreSQL 12 improvements such as the ability to
promote a standby via an SQL command.

In addition, repmgr 5.0’s configuration file parsing has been revised to
work in exactly the same way as that of PostgreSQL. This removes the risk
of some common configuration issues related to string quoting. Existing
“repmgr.conf” files may need slight modification, mainly by ensuring all
strings are surrounded by single quotes.

For a detailed list of all changes, please read the complete release notes
here: https://repmgr.org/docs/current/release-5.0.html

Upgrading to this version is highly recommended for all repmgr users.
Upgrade instructions are available here:
https://repmgr.org/docs/current/upgrading-repmgr-extension.html#UPGRADING-MAJOR-VERSION

Packages and installation documentation are available via 2ndQuadrant’s
public RPM and APT repositories from 2ndQuadrant here:
https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation-packages.html

Source files can be downloaded here:
https://repmgr.org/download/repmgr-5.0.0.tar.gz and installation
instructions are available here:
https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation.html

repmgr is distributed under GPL v3.

For more information, please send an email to info(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com

Monica Real Amores
Marketing & Communications
2ndQuadrant
PostgreSQL Training, Services and Support
monica(dot)realamores(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com | www.2ndquadrant.com