From cf58d9460c3f6091b58cff088d586491c7beba2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Barwick Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:48:17 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Add missing README sections --- README.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3fac9e3a..b37b022d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ operations. `repmgr 4` is a complete rewrite of the existing `repmgr` codebase. Supports PostgreSQL 9.4 and later; support for PostgreSQL 9.3 has been -dropped (please continue to use repmgrd 3.3 for PostgreSQL 9.3). +dropped (please continue to use repmgr 3.3 for PostgreSQL 9.3). ### BDR support @@ -176,6 +176,35 @@ is not required, but is necessary in the following cases: ### Packages +We recommend installing `repmgr` using the available packages for your +system. + +- RedHat/CentOS: RPM packages for `repmgr` are available via Yum through + the PostgreSQL Global Development Group RPM repository ( http://yum.postgresql.org/ ). + Follow the instructions for your distribution (RedHat, CentOS, + Fedora, etc.) and architecture as detailed at yum.postgresql.org. + + 2ndQuadrant also provides its own RPM packages which are made available + at the same time as each `repmgr` release, as it can take some days for + them to become available via the main PGDG repository. See here for details: + + http://repmgr.org/yum-repository.html + +- Debian/Ubuntu: the most recent `repmgr` packages are available from the + PostgreSQL Community APT repository ( http://apt.postgresql.org/ ). + Instructions can be found in the APT section of the PostgreSQL Wiki + ( https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt ). + +See `PACKAGES.md` for details on building .deb and .rpm packages from the +`repmgr` source code. + + +### Source installation + +`repmgr` source code can be obtained directly from the project GitHub repository: + + git clone https://github.com/2ndQuadrant/repmgr + Release tarballs are also available: https://github.com/2ndQuadrant/repmgr/releases