Re: Create database from template very slow

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Mark Phillips <mark(dot)phillips(at)mophilly(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Create database from template very slow
Date: 2019-12-04 04:51:14
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbJByU_9oRhOLrsqQ7TZa1=gc+8YPq_4ZUN4rbig0N4-w@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 9:27 PM Mark Phillips <mark(dot)phillips(at)mophilly(dot)com>
wrote:

> This is likely not a bug, so please point me in the right direction if
> that is the case.
>

The -general list is you best choice if you know its not a bug but don't
know where else to send the email.

> In our application, a copy of the local database is made at launch using...
> CREATE DATABASE myCopy FROM TEMPLATE currentDB;
>
> On linux and MacOS this operation completed in 5 seconds or so. On Windows
> (10 at present) it takes over a minute or more.
>
> I would like to understand why this would be, and what might be done to
> speed it up on Windows.
>
>
Less capable hardware on the Windows box? Use better hardware? This isn't
my area of expertise but I'm doubtful that any significant fault/difference
exists within the PostgreSQL software. Is the data involved identical?

David J.

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