Direct PostgreSQL Replication Stream Setup

Logical Replication From Postgres 16 Stand-By Servers postgres create logical replication slot PostgreSQL will not remove transaction log files for which changes exist that have not been processed by a replication slot For this reason, replication slots postgres drop replication slot By themselves, replication slots occupy very little disk space They just store tiny bit of metadata, including a pointer to a position in WAL

postgres create replication slot CREATE SUBSCRIPTION generates logical replication slots on the primary, and initial data syncing is done with the COPY command Note that binary