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		mfalcao 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Go ahead, self-host Postgres The most common way to achieve HÁ is using Patroni. The easiest way to set it up is using Autobase (https://autobase.tech). CloudNativePG (https://cloudnative-pg.io) is a great option if you’re using Kubernetes. There’s also pg_auto_failover which is a Postgres extension and a bit less complex than the alternatives, but it has its drawbacks.

franckpachot 5 days ago [–]

Be sure to read the Муths and Truths about Synchronous Replication in PostgreSQL (by the author of Patroni) before considering those solutions as cloud-native high availability: https://www.postgresql.eu/events/pgconfde2025/sessions/sessi...

da02 5 days ago | [–]

What is your preferred alternative to Patroni?

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