From: Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Question about pg_wal.tar.gz generated by pg_basebackup
Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 08:38:22 -0500
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On 5/10/23 03:41, Dhirendra Singh wrote:
> Hi All,
> I am taking backup using pg_basebackup for the purpose of point in time
> recovery in case something goes wrong with the data.
> The backup generates pg_wal.tar.gz which contains the wal file generated
> during the backup.
> Is it of any use in the point in time recovery? do i have to archive it?
> According to the documentation, any wal files in pg_wal directory has to
> be deleted after the base backup is restored and before the recovery starts.
> So if i understand it correctly, pg_wal.tar.gz is not required for point
> in time recovery...but just want to confirm if my understanding is correct.
>
> My sole purpose of taking the backup is for point in time recovery. I am
> not going to use it to create a standby server.
Use a dedicated tool instead of writing your own. I like PgBackRest, but
there are others.
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