Re: Pg_repack

On 2024-Aug-12, Sathish Reddy wrote:

> Hi
> We have configure pg_repack on database.when we ran pg_repak it is using
> temporary table on repack once repack done it is going to swap temporary
> table to original .on these case it is genarate huse wal files and it
> getting size increase be end .

> We need help on these instead of using temporary table can we use unlog
> table on reduce these wal case.

I bet you'll find that pg_squeeze gives you better characteristics on
those aspects. In any case, it's better if you can find a way to avoid
running either of these tools in a regular manner, and instead treat
them as if they were an emergency solution only, and rely on a better
configured autovacuum to avoid having to schedule them regularly.

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