Chapter 31. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log
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Chapter 31. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log

Table of Contents

31.1. Reliability
31.2. Data Checksums
31.3. Write-Ahead Logging (WAL)
31.4. Asynchronous Commit
31.5. WAL Configuration
31.6. WAL Internals

This chapter explains how to control the reliability of PostgreSQL, including details about the Write-Ahead Log.

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