News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by daniellarusso on Sunday November 08, 2020 @07:36AM (#25025389)
I thought this was going to be a written word article. It is a 52 minute video.

Shame on me for not looking at the domain.

It is a conference.

Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by kid_atticus on Sunday November 08, 2020 @08:18AM (#25025617)
It is not. Look at the list on the left side menu. It gives recommendations and detailed descriptions for each tunable parameter in postgres.
Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by framecowbird on Sunday November 08, 2020 @12:05PM (#25027081)
Yeah, it's definitely a disappointing onboarding. It looks like the site is there to host a single video, but actually the real value is hidden on the left
Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by tuatoru on Sunday November 08, 2020 @02:52PM (#25028392)
And there's not much value there, because there's no structure apart from alphabetical in that list.

Which are the most important knobs to twist? Which ones should you never, never touch without 20 years' experience and a very peculiar requirement?

Give me something to read, please. "In one ear and out the other" is a saying for a very good reason.

Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by ahachete on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:42PM (#25029350)
Thank you for the feedback, we take it seriously.

There's an upcoming new version that will come with something similar to what you say: some "guide" on which parameters to tune, classified by categories, and with varying level of "expertise" (basic, medium, advanced). With specific guidance for those set of parameters.

Would that be useful to you?

Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by tuatoru on Sunday November 08, 2020 @08:08PM (#25030511)
Yes, it would. Thanks!
Re:PostgreSQL Configuration for Humans by ahachete on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:39PM (#25029328)
Sorry for the confusion. As pointed downthread, the idea is to provide help and information about postgresql.conf parameters.

This is important feedback for us. We will fix this landing page soon to include a search box, like search engines landing page, just for parameters.

There's also a significant new version coming soon, with capabilities to manage postgresql.conf configurations. Stay tuned. Hope that would become clearer.

Disclaimer: I'm part of the team behind postgresql.conf