PostgreSQL Replication 101: Why It’s Critical for Your Database

Scaling a PostgreSQL database? You need replicas. Replication ensures high availability, load balancing, and failover protection—so your database stays online, even during failures.

In this tutorial, Andrew Redden walks you through:

✅ What replication is and how it works
✅ How Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) keeps data in sync
✅ The key differences between Read Replicas & HA Replicas
✅ Why replication improves scalability & performance
✅ How HA Replicas minimize downtime for mission-critical apps

By the end of this video, you'll understand how to implement PostgreSQL replication for real-time analytics, event handling, and large-scale applications.

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