max_worker_processes
A configuration parameter to set the maximum number of background worker processes
max_worker_processes
is a configuration parameter to set the maximum number of background worker
processes.
max_worker_processes
was added in PostgreSQL 9.4.
Default value
The default value for max_worker_processes
is: 8
.
Usage
On a standby server, max_worker_processes
must be set to the same or a higher value as on the primary server.
The current value of max_worker_processes
is one of the configuration parameters recorded in pg_control
.
Change history
- PostgreSQL 9.4
- added (commit 6bc8ef0b)
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: max_worker_processes