repmgr 5.1 Now Available

2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of repmgr 5.1. [
https://www.2ndquadrant.com/en/resources/repmgr/] This major release
includes several important enhancements.

repmgr enhances and complements the built-in replication capabilities in
PostgreSQL and is the most popular tool for PostgreSQL replication and
failover management. Repmgr makes it easy to set up and manage standby
servers, check replication status, and perform administrative tasks such as
switchover operations. The repmgrd daemon provides automatic failover
capability to maximize database uptime, and can easily be integrated with
other tools such as PgBouncer for high application availability.

repmgr 5.1 introduces an important compatibility change to the repmgr
standby clone: the --recovery-conf-only option has been updated to
--replication-conf-only.

In addition, repmgr 5.1 removes the requirement that the repmgr user is a
database superuser, as far as possible. In theory, repmgr can be operated
with a standard database user for managing the repmgr database, and a
separate replication user for managing replication connections (and
replication slots, if these are in use).
Some operations will still require superuser permissions, e.g. for issuing
a CHECKPOINT as part of a switchover operation; in this case, a valid
superuser should be provided with the -S/--superuser option.

For a detailed list of all changes, please read the complete release notes
here: https://repmgr.org/docs/current/release-5.1.0.html

Upgrading to this version is highly recommended for all repmgr users.
Upgrade instructions are available here:
https://repmgr.org/docs/current/upgrading-repmgr-extension.html#UPGRADING-MAJOR-VERSION

Packages and installation documentation are available via 2ndQuadrant’s
public RPM and APT repositories from 2ndQuadrant here:
https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation-packages.html

Source files can be downloaded here:
https://repmgr.org/download/repmgr-5.1.tar.gz and installation instructions
are available here: https://repmgr.org/docs/current/installation.html

repmgr is distributed under GPL v3.

For more information, please send an email to info(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com

Monica Real Amores
Marketing & Communications
2ndQuadrant
PostgreSQL Support, Services and Training
monica(dot)realamores(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com | www.2ndquadrant.com