On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 20:11:06 +0100 Benoit Lobréau <benoit.lobreau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to use the built in replication to replicate between two > PostgreSQL in the same version but in different version of the same OS (Say > Pg 9.1 Ubuntu 12 to Pg 9.1 Ubuntu 14) > > I think I read in Hackers that since PostgreSQL uses the OS libraries for > encoding. It could cause silent corruption because the encoding might be > different between versions of the OS. But I cant find the email again so I > can't find the exact context ... maybe I dreamed it .. No, you did not. See: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/BA6132ED-1F6B-4A0B-AC22-81278F5AB81E%40tripadvisor.com#BA6132ED-1F6B-4A0B-AC22-81278F5AB81E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > We would like to replicate to the other server then upgrade to a newer > version. (the import is too long) Use logical replication. You could use Slony for example. Regards, -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general