Re: PostgreSQL and Cygwin stability as a production db

Hello,
I run a ~30 users db on PostgreSQL+Cygwin+NT4 on a proliant. The
only real problem I have had is that the postmaster doesn't always seem to
have enough time to terminate its children during reboot, so you can end up
leaving the postmaster.pid file. The major limitations are a 63 Process fork
limit and the fact cygwin's fork actually copies memory (plus fiddles some
file descriptors) makes connections slower.
hth,
- Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Caudill [mailto:acaudill(at)centerrun(dot)com]

Does anyone have experience running PostgreSQL on Cygwin in a production
environment they can share?

I have an existing application that uses an embedded PostgreSQL db and want
to do a Windows (Win2k) version. I'm less concerned with install issues,
but would like to know about stability and performance. I'm especially
concerned with stability over the long term.

Thanks.

-Alan