PgBelt is a CLI tool used to manage Postgres data migrations from beginning to end, for a single database or a fleet, leveraging pglogical replication.
It was built to assist in migrating data between postgres databases with as little application downtime as possible. It works in databases running different versions of postgres and makes it easy to run many migrations in parallel during a single downtime.
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| As with all Data Migration tasks, there is a risk of data loss. Please ensure you have backed up your data before attempting any migrations |
It is recommended to install pgbelt inside a virtual environment:
You must also have:
- Postgres Client Tools (pg_dump, pg_restore). Mac:
brew install libpq. Ubuntu:sudo apt-get install postgresql-client
Install pgbelt locally:
pip3 install pgbelt
See this doc!
This playbook gets updated actively. If you have any issues, solutions could be found in this playbook.
We welcome contributions! See this doc on how to do so, including setting up your local development environment.