Secondary node configuration files
Edit the configuration files on the Secondary server, as required. To edit the postgresql.conf file:
- Go to C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\14\data, and open the postgresql.conf file.
- In the file, edit the following configuration parameters:
- wal_keep_segments = 3000
- hot_standby = on
To edit recovery.conf file:
- Go to C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\14\data, and create a new recovery.conf file.
- In the file, edit the following recovery configuration parameter:
- standby_mode = 'on'
- primary_conninfo = 'host =
<Primary node ip>
port = 5432 user = postgres password =<password>
- recovery_target_timeline = 'latest'
- trigger_file = 'C:\temp\primary_down.txt'