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PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook Solve real-world Database Administration challenges with 180+ practical recipes and best practices

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835460580

Length 636 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

PostgreSQL

Concepts

Database Administration

Authors (5):

Boriss Mejías

Jimmy Angelakos

Simon Riggs

Gianni Ciolli

Vibhor Kumar

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. First Steps

2. Exploring the Database FREE CHAPTER

3. Server Configuration

4. Server Control

5. Tables and Data

6. Security

7. Database Administration

8. Monitoring and Diagnosis

9. Regular Maintenance

10. Performance and Concurrency

11. Backup and Recovery

12. Replication and Upgrades

13. Other Books You May Enjoy

14. Index

Controlling automatic database maintenance

autovacuum is enabled by default in PostgreSQL and mostly does a great job of maintaining your PostgreSQL database. We say mostly because it doesn’t know everything you do regarding the database, such as the best time to perform maintenance actions. Let’s explore the settings that can be tuned so that you can use VACUUM commands efficiently.

Getting ready

Exercising control requires some thinking about what you want:

What are the best times of day to perform maintenance activities? When are system resources more available?
Which days are quiet, and which are not?
Which tables are critical to the application, and which are not?

How to do it…

The first thing you must do is make sure that autovacuum is switched on, which is the default. Check that you have the following parameters enabled in your postgresql.conf file:

autovacuum = on
track_counts = on

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Authors (5)

GIANNI CIOLLI

GIANNI CIOLLI

Gianni Ciolli is the head of professional services at 2ndQuadrant and has been a PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many PostgreSQL conferences in Europe and abroad over the last 10 years. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Florence. He has worked with free and open source software since the 1990s and is active in the community (the Prato Linux User Group and the Italian PostgreSQL Users Group). He lives in London with his son. His other interests include music, drama, poetry, and athletics.

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Simon Riggs

Simon Riggs

Simon Riggs is the CTO of 2ndQuadrant, having contributed to PostgreSQL as a major developer and committer for 14 years. He has written and designed features for replication, performance, BI, management, and security. Under his guidance, 2ndQuadrant is now a leading developer of open source PostgreSQL, serving hundreds of clients in USA, Europe, and worldwide. Simon is a frequent speaker at many conferences on PostgreSQL Futures. He has worked as a database architect for 30 years.

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Vibhor Kumar

Vibhor Kumar

Vibhor Kumar, Global VP at EDB, is a pioneering data tech leader. He manages a global team of engineers, optimizing clients' Postgres databases for peak performance and scalability. He advises Fortune 500 clients, including many Financial Institutes, in innovating and transforming their data platforms. His past experience spans IBM, BMC Software, and CMC Ltd. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Lucknow and a Master's from the Army Institute of Management. As a certified expert in numerous technologies, he often shares his insights on DevOps, cloud, and database optimization through blogging and speaking at events.

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Jimmy Angelakos

Jimmy Angelakos

Jimmy Angelakos is a Systems and Database Architect and recognized PostgreSQL expert. He studied Computer Science at the University of Aberdeen, has worked with Open-Source tools for 25+ years, is an active member of PostgreSQL Europe and occasional contributor to the PostgreSQL project. He also speaks frequently at database and Free & Open-Source Software conferences

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Boriss Mejías

Boriss Mejías

Boriss Mejias is a Senior Solutions Architect at EDB, building on his experience as PostgreSQL consultant and trainer at 2ndQuadrant. He has been working with open source software since the beginning of the century contributing to several projects both with code and community work. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the Université catholique de Louvain, and an Engineering degree from Universidad de Chile.Complementary to his role as Solutions Architect, he gives PostgreSQL training and is a regular speaker at PostgreSQL conferences. He loves spending time with his family and playing air guitar

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