Re: Config parameters

[Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeremy Haile wrote:
> I'm curious what parameters you guys typically *always* adjust on new
> PostgreSQL installs.  

> The parameters that I almost always change when installing a new system
> is shared_buffers, max_fsm_pages, checkpoint_segments, and
> effective_cache_size.

Always: work_mem, maintenance_work_mem
Also consider temp_buffers and random_page_cost.

A lot will depend on how much of the data you handle ends up cached.

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  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd