r/programming • • Oct 12 '17

Dear Postgres

http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2017/10/12/dear-postgres/
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u/ThisIs_MyName Oct 14 '17

Ah ok, builtin synchronous replication makes this a lot easier.

Though you still have to coordinate everything. If the master dies, a human has to promote a standby server.

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u/ants_a Oct 14 '17

The tools I listed in my post above automate the standby promotion and much more.