On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:53 PM Yambu <hyambu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello > > My pg_wal directory keeps growing in size. Im using Pg v10 > > Currently its at 53GB in size. > > Below are my settings > > select name,setting,unit from pg_settings where name ilike '%wal%'; > name | setting | unit > ------------------------------+-----------+------ > max_wal_senders | 10 | > max_wal_size | 1024 | MB > min_wal_size | 80 | MB > wal_block_size | 8192 | > wal_buffers | 2048 | 8kB > wal_compression | off | > wal_consistency_checking | | > wal_keep_segments | 0 | > wal_level | replica | > wal_log_hints | off | > wal_receiver_status_interval | 10 | s > wal_receiver_timeout | 60000 | ms > wal_retrieve_retry_interval | 5000 | ms > wal_segment_size | 2048 | 8kB > wal_sender_timeout | 60000 | ms > wal_sync_method | fdatasync | > wal_writer_delay | 200 | ms > wal_writer_flush_after | 128 | 8kB My guess is you have one or more replication slots blocking it. Check with SELECT * FROM pg_replication_slots, and drop anything that's not in use (or fix the standby that's falling behind if there are only the ones that should be in use). -- Magnus Hagander Me: https://www.hagander.net/ Work: https://www.redpill-linpro.com/