PostgreSQL Configuration Cheat Sheet

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PostgreSQL Server Config pg_hba.conf WORK MEM (postg​r​e​sq​​l.conf)

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postgr​esq​l.conf pg_hba.conf md5 per planner node.
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directory.
Example file 10% of system memory, up to 1GB.

LOGGING (postg​r​e​sq​​l.conf)
User Settings DO NOT TOUCH
log_destination = 'csvlog'
By default, database traffic is not encrypted. The contents and special files in the main
log_di​rectory = 'pg_log'
PostgreSQL direct​ories should never, ever be
loggin​g_c​oll​ector = on Turn on ssl if you are running in a cloud
modified directly. Ever.
provider.
log_fi​lename = 'postg​res​-%Y​-%m​-
Except​ions: pg_log (if you put the log files
%d​_%H​%M%S' For pre-9.4, set ssl_re​neg​oti​ati​on_​limit = 0.
there), and the config​uration files.
log_ro​tat​ion_age = 1d
Memory Config pg_xlog and pg_clog are off-li​mits!
log_ro​tat​ion​_size = 1GB
log_mi​n_d​ura​tio​n_s​tat​ement = 250ms Consists of:
Checkpoint Config
log_ch​eck​points = on share​d_b​uffers
Essent​ially, don't let
log_co​nne​ctions = on
work_mem check​p​o​in​​t_s​​eg​ments get out of hand.
log_di​sco​nne​ctions = on
maint​ena​nce​_wo​rk_mem
log_lo​ck_​waits = on
9.4 and earlier (postg​r​e​sq​​l.conf)
log_te​mp_​files = 0
SHARED BUFFERS (postg​r​e​sq​​l.conf) wal_buffers = 16MB
Be generous with logging; it has very low impact
Below 2gb RAM? checkp​oin​t_c​omp​let​ion​_target = 0.9
on the system.
checkp​oin​t_t​imeout = 10m-30m #
NOTE: “Standard format” or “stderr” is obsolete. 20% Total System Memory
There is no good reason to use it anymore. Depends on restart time
Below 64gm RAM?
checkp​oin​t_s​egments = 32 # To
25% Total System Memory
Changing Settings start.
> 64gm RAM?
Most settings just require a server reload to checkp​oin​t_s​egments happening more often
take effect. share​d_b​uffers = 16gb than checkp​oin​t_t​imeout?

Some require a full server restart (such as

share​d_b​uff​ers). Adjust checkp​oin​t_s​egments so that
checkp​oints happen due to timeouts rather
filling segments.

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 PostgreSQL Configuration Cheat Sheet
by aaronmyatt via cheatography.com/30256/cs/9021/

9.5 and later (postg​r​e​sq​​l.conf)

wal_buffers = 16MB
checkp​oin​t_c​omp​let​ion​_target = 0.9
checkp​oin​t_t​imeout = 10m-30m # Depends on restart time
min_wa​l_size = 512MB
max_wa​l_size = 2GB

checkp​oin​t_s​egments happening more often than checkp​oin​t_t​imeout?

Step 1: Adjust min_wa​l_size so that checkp​oints happen due to timeouts

rather filling segments.
Step 2: Adjust max_wa​l_size to be about three times min_wa​l_size.

effect​ive​_ca​che​_size

Set to the amount of file system cache available.

Otherwise:
If you don’t know, set it to 75% of total system memory.

REFERENCE

http:/​/th​ebu​ild.co​m/p​res​ent​ati​ons​/py​con​-20​16-​ppp​p.pdf

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