postgresql

Uyuni, an open-source configuration and infrastructure management solution for software-defined infrastructure (1) – The server

Most of you probably heard of Red Hat Satellite, a product which is used to manage Linux infrastructures. Maybe you also heard about SUSE Manager, which does more or less the(…)

Fast setup of a two node repmgr cluster with auto failover

This blog is about a fast, script based, setup of a repmgr two node cluster with auto failover. This setup is very easy and the requirements comparing to a patroni setup very low, for exapmle as open port on(…)

PostgreSQL 16: Further reducing tasks that require superuser

In a previous post we’ve seen that vacuum and analyze operations can be granted to users which are not superuser starting with PostgreSQL 16. Work is still(…)

New cast testing functions for PostgreSQL 16

As the development of PostgreSQL moves on, more and more new features get committed. A recently commit patch added two new functions, which can be used to validate if a cast will work and what error message would be(…)

Improve your development experience in PostgreSQL’s PL/pgSQL by using plpgsql_check

In the last post we’ve highlighted some tips when developing functions and/or procedures in PostgreSQL’s PL/pgSQL. Especially the Compile-Time and Run-Time checks can save you a lot of work and give you important hints while(…)

PostgreSQL 16: More flexibility for vacuum and analyze

Update 14-Dec-2022: Please see this post, the content here is not anymore up to date. While PostgreSQL 15.1 was released some weeks ago PostgreSQL 16 is already under(…)

An introduction to OMrun – 2 – Working with parameters

In the last post we compared the list of databases in the same PostgreSQL cluster using OMrun. The setup for this was pretty simple: We’ve defined the environment using the PostgreSQL Data Adapter and created(…)

An introduction to OMrun – 1 – A simple data comparison with the PostgreSQL Adapter

With the integration of OMIS into dbi services we also got a new product: OMrun. OMrun is all about data, especially comparing, validating and anonymizing data from various sources against various(…)

Bootstrap Patroni Cluster from pgBackRest Backup

While preparing myself for the pgconf.eu in Berlin this week I made a lot of research regarding Patroni and pgBackRest. I was aware that it’s possible to recreate a replica from a pgBackRest backup. But I was also wondering,(…)

Meson vs. make: PostgreSQL build and test times

In the last post we’ve looked into how you can build PostgreSQL with Meson instead of the traditional way using configure/make. The reason for this was a(…)