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Master DB:

1. Create a publication

CREATE PUBLICATION alltables FOR ALL TABLES;

2. Create a replication user

create role replication_user with login password 'some-pass' replication; 
--GRANT whatever permissions are required
grant usage on schema some_schema to replication_user;
grant select on all tables in schema some_schema to replication_user;

Note: with logical replication, user does not seem to have to have the replication rights; this is required with std streaming replication

3. Modify the postgresql.conf to allow connections to the machine via its ip

listen_addresses = 'localhost,server_ip'

and set up a proper WAL lvl

wal_level = logical			# minimal, replica, or logical

4. Modify pg_hba.conf to allow connections from specified slaves

host    all     replication_user         slave_ip/0                 md5

5. Dump db structure

pg_dump.exe --host localhost --port 5432 --username "some-user-name" --no-password  --format plain --schema-only --verbose --file "C:\temp\db_schema.sql" --schema "schema-name" "db-name"

6. Review publication and replication slots (when a subscription is created)

select * from pg_publication;
select * from pg_replication_slots; --when subscription is created

7. Check replication status

select * from pg_publication;
select * from pg_stat_replication;

Replica DB:

1. recreate db structure - this is required in order to make the subscription work

createdb --host localhost --port 5432 --username user-name  db-name
psql --host localhost --port 5432 --username user-name -w --dbname db-name --command "create extension if not exists postgis"
psql --host localhost --port 5434 --username postgres -w --dbname db-name --file "c:\temp\db_schema.sql"

Note: installing postgis is not required of course

2. Create a subscription

create subscription my_sub 
connection 'host=master-ip dbname=db-to-replicate user=replication_user password=some-password port=5432' 
publication alltables;

3. Review subscription

select * from pg_subscription;

4. Check replication status

select * from pg_stat_subscription;

More info here: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/logical-replication.html

SELECT
    row_to_json(feature_collection)
FROM (
    SELECT
        'FeatureCollection'::text as type,
        case
            when
                array_agg(feature_collection_data) is null
            then
                array_to_json(ARRAY[]::varchar[]) 
            else
                array_to_json(array_agg(feature_collection_data))
        end as features
    FROM (
        SELECT
            'Feature'::text as type,
            ST_AsGeoJSON({geomCol})::json as geometry,
            row_to_json((SELECT row FROM (SELECT {properties}) as row)) as properties
        FROM
            {table} as row_data
        WHERE
            {where}
    )  as feature_collection_data
)  as feature_collection;";

Notes:

{geomCol} - geom column to select from or geometry returning call such as ST_GeomFromText('POINT(' || lon || ' ' || lat || ')' ,4326)

{properties} - a comma separated list of columns to select from; can be aliased

{table} - a table to select from

{where} - a where clause if needed

fire up psql with proper credentials and execute

 \i [path-to-the-db-dump.sql]

Get the latest pgsql from here and if you need postgis from here.

Unpack the pgsql zip to a desired destination.

Create a directory for the db files.

Navigate to the bin folder of pgsql and run the following command: 

initdb -U postgres -E UTF-8 -A md5 -D <path to data directory> -W

When prompted, provide the master pass. Your console should look like this:

Now it's time to adjust the db cfg. You may find it in the db files folder, it is called "postgresql.conf". Make sure you adjust the port the db listens on and also that it is available for localhost:

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = 'localhost'		# what IP address(es) to listen on;
					# comma-separated list of addresses;
					# defaults to 'localhost'; use '*' for all
					# (change requires restart)
#port = 5432				# (change requires restart)

By default pgsql listens on 5432. If you already have another pgsql live or need to change it for whatever reason, simply adjust the port value.

Once this is ready, it's time to create a service for our db (you may need to run the console as an admin though):

pg_ctl register -N ServiceName -U postgres -P <password> -D <path to data directory> -w

The console should look like this:

And the service should be visible in the service manager:

If you wish to rename the service then simply delete it and register again:

sc delete ServiceName

The final step is to adjust the service properties, such as a user that runs the service (by default it runs as NetworkService) or the startup mode:

Now, if you also need postgis, simply use the exe installer and you're good to go.

Scenario:

• windows server x64
• manifold 8.x x64
• pgsql 9.x x64