Charmed PostgreSQL VM

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latest/stable 345 09 Nov 2023
Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 14.04
latest/stable 239 09 Feb 2022
Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 14.04
latest/stable 226 01 Apr 2021
Ubuntu 22.04 Ubuntu 20.04 Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 14.04
14/stable 468 11 Sep 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/stable 467 11 Sep 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/candidate 529 29 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/candidate 528 29 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/beta 529 28 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/beta 528 28 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/edge 531 29 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
14/edge 530 29 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 22.04
16/edge 527 27 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 24.04
16/edge 526 27 Nov 2024
Ubuntu 24.04
juju deploy postgresql --channel 14/stable
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Ubuntu
24.04 22.04 20.04 18.04 16.04 14.04

Performance and resource allocation

This page covers topics related to measuring and configuring the performance of PostgreSQL


Performance testing

For performance testing and benchmarking charms, we recommend using the Charmed Sysbench operator. This is a tool for benchmarking database applications that includes monitoring and CPU/RAM/IO performance measurement.

Resource allocation

Charmed PostgreSQL resource allocation can be controlled via the charm’s profile config option. There are two profiles: production and testing.

Value Description Details
production
(default)
Maximum performance 25% of the available memory for shared_buffers and the remain as cache memory (defaults mimic legacy charm behaviour).
The max_connections=max(4 * os.cpu_count(), 100).
Use pgbouncer if max_connections are not enough (reasoning).
testing Minimal resource usage PostgreSQL 14 defaults.

Note: Pre-deployed application profile change is planned but currently is NOT supported.

You can set the profile during deployment using the --config flag. For example:

juju deploy postgresql --config profile=testing

You can change the profile using the juju config action. For example:

juju config postgresql profile=production

For a list of all of this charm’s config options, see the Configuration tab.

Juju constraints

The Juju --constraints flag sets RAM and CPU limits for Juju units:

juju deploy postgresql --constraints cores=8 mem=16G

Juju constraints can be set together with the charm’s profile:

juju deploy postgresql --constraints cores=8 mem=16G --config profile=testing

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