pgBackRest Is Dead? | Scaling Postgres 415
From Scaling Postgres by Creston Jamison
May 3, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 415
About this episode
This episode discusses the obsolescence of pgBackRest and various monitoring queries in Postgres.
In this episode of Scaling Postgres, we discuss the notice of obsolescence for pgBackRest, the open source environment in general, queries to monitor autovacuum and pg_wait_tracer. To get the show notes as well as get notified of new episodes, visit: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/episodes/415-pgbackrest-is-dead/ Want to learn more about Postgres performance? Join my FREE training called Postgres Performance Demystified here: https://www.scalingpostgres.com/courses/postgres-performance-demystified/
People in this episode
Host: Creston Jamison
Topics covered
- pgBackRest
- open source
- autovacuum monitoring
- pg_wait_tracer
- Postgres performance
Keywords
- pgBackRest
- open source
- autovacuum
- pg_wait_tracer
- Postgres performance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: pgBackRest, Postgres, Postgres Performance Demystified, pg_wait_tracer, autovacuum
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