Using PostgreSQL logical replication with Aurora

Using PostgreSQL logical replication with Aurora replication slot If you want to use these features, then you'll need to create a replication slot on the primary server Enough with all the theory, let's have a replication slot Filling the disk causes the database instance to stop serving clients and thus a loss of service Assess the replication slots status via psql : SELECT

replication slot Inactive replication slots cause the accumulation of WAL files on the source DB instances WAL files might fill storage and cause outages Drop the subscription

replication slot is active for pid Poll for PostgreSQL Write-Ahead Log records using Streaming Replication Slots  I prefer using pg_stat_replication to make monitoring easier Monitoring PostgreSQL replication slots A replication slot ensures that the WAL will not go away