Chapter 7. Replication Management Tools

In this chapter, we will learn where to turn when management of large PostgreSQL clusters becomes a concern. We will cover the following recipes in this chapter:

• Deciding when to use third-party tools

• Installing and configuring Barman

• Backing up a database with Barman

• Restoring a database with Barman

• Installing and configuring OmniPITR

• Managing WAL files with OmniPITR

• Installing and configuring repmgr

• Cloning a database with repmgr

• Swapping active nodes with repmgr

• Installing and configuring walctl

• Cloning a database with walctl

• Managing WAL files with walctl