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Subject: Re: Error after Streaming Replication
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> On Feb 18, 2021, at 8:48 AM, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> the downside is you'll need to
>  monitor for inactive replication slots, as these will let WAL pile up
>  indefinitely

Perhaps worth noting: PG 13 has a way to limit this. (OP is running 12, =
so not directly applicable for now. And you should monitor =
regardless...)=