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Modified README to clarify the way config settings are applied to a running postgresql server
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Dec 17, 2025
| Custom configuration for Postgresql can be done by adding to the files in the `./config/postgresql/conf.d/` directory. If your configuration doesn't belong in either of the existing files, you can create a new file. However, it's advised not to make changes to the [postgresql.conf](config/postgresql/postgresql.conf) file. | ||
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| ## Deployment For Production | ||
| Some postgresql configuration parameters can be applied by reloading the configuration. Others will only take effect when the database is restarted. The detailed description of each configuration option (on postgresql v16) is avalable [here](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/runtime-config.html). The documentation for each setting generally indicates whether the setting requires a restart in order to take effect. |
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| ### Deployment Prerequisites | ||
| If you need to restart the database server, it is safest to stop the application container first, restart the database, then start the application again. This will mean some minutes of downtime for your users so it is best to co-ordinate such operations with users or execute during quiet times of the day. A typical sequence might look like: |
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changed postgres restart instructions as ber suggestion Co-authored-by: tonsV2 <tonsV2@users.noreply.github.com>
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The additions look sensible, but unfortunately this PR branch is based on quite an old version of the README.md, so it can't be merged as is.
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Made a few tuning changes