Re: It is not clear from documentation when and how I should restore base backup

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: konkove(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: It is not clear from documentation when and how I should restore base backup
Date: 2023-10-05 18:41:08
Message-ID: CAKFQuwaVi==yLAc6JG+1jFQ4K-wBPnvtXXt1cgm4cjCufS203Q@mail.gmail.com
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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/continuous-archiving.html
> Description:
>
> Hello.
>
> On page:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/continuous-archiving.html#BACKUP-PITR-RECOVERY
> Is is not clear should I do additional actions to restore basebackup first
> and then WAL files (as described at p6)
>

You mean step 4?

> This paragraph even more confusing:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/continuous-archiving.html#BACKUP-STANDALONE
> > ... and no special action is required to restore the backup.
> Should I configure restore_command at least?
>

It is standalone, everything needed and possible exists in the backup file
pg_basebackup created.

David J.

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