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Practical writing on running PostgreSQL well - performance, reliability, and knowing what to fix first.
max_wal_size, explained
max_wal_size gives PostgreSQL's transaction log a size budget. Too small for the workload, and the server writes the same data to disk again and again. We explain how the mechanism works, what our internal benchmark measured, how to tune it with your server's own counters, and when to leave it alone.
Read the articleWhy we're building Guardioz
PostgreSQL keeps the business running. When it slows down, someone has to find out why - and it's rarely a dedicated DBA. A short manifesto on the gap between a symptom and a decision, and why we're building the guardian that closes it.
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