Re: Replication with PostgreSQL

On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 22:33 -0500, Christopher Browne wrote:
> After a long battle with technology, prakash(at)ritvi(dot)com (prakash sompura), an earthling, wrote:
> > Can any one tell me how do I replicate my PostgreSql database from
> > one server to another server?

You can use Mammoth Replicator or Slony.

Replicator can be found here:

http://www.commandprompt.com/

Slony can be found here:

http://www.slony.info

Replicator is easier to setup and manage but it is not free.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> One method involves using pg_dump to dump the state out, and load it
> onto the other server. Certainly this is the simplest way to do a one
> point in time replication.
>
> Another involves using the PG 8.0 "PITR" (Point In Time Recovery)
> facility.
>
> If you want the replica to be relatively up to date and usable more or
> less continuously as a queryable replica, then you should look into
> one or another of the replication systems. Slony-I is the "hot name"
> at this point...
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