wstrzalka <wstrzalka@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > archive_timeout is used for WAL shipping to standby server in my case > (are there any other reasons?), but WAL is switched by the timeout > even if there are no changes on the server. This is intentional. Some people consider the arrival of a new WAL file to be a good heartbeat monitor, and they want to see one go by every so many seconds whether the database is busy or not. regards, tom lane
