pg_receivewal

streams WAL from server to archive

TLDR

Receive WAL to directory

$ pg_receivewal -D [wal_dir] -h [host]

Receive with slot

$ pg_receivewal -D [wal_dir] -S [slot_name]

Receive with compression

$ pg_receivewal -D [wal_dir] -Z [level]

SYNOPSIS

pg_receivewal [options]

DESCRIPTION

pg_receivewal streams WAL from server to archive. Creates continuous WAL archive for point-in-time recovery. Alternative to archive_command for WAL archiving.

PARAMETERS

-D, --directory dir

WAL destination.

-h, --host host

Server hostname.

-S, --slot name

Replication slot.

-Z, --compress level

Compression level.

--create-slot

Create replication slot.

--synchronous

Flush WAL synchronously.