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PGSQL_WAL_BUFFERS

The PGSQL_WAL_BUFFERS variable specifies the number of buffers available for the Write Ahead Log.

Values

Default

10MB

Comments

If your database has many write transactions, setting this value bit higher than default may result better usage of disk space.

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