Replication on Postgres can be the basis of a backup, IFF you store base base backups and WAL logs. In normal life, your secondaries just chug along, consuming

Replication on Postgres can be the basis of a backup, IFF you store base base backups and WAL logs. In normal life, your secondaries just chug along, consuming WAL logs. Should you do something like drop/truncate a table, you can start with your base backup and replay the logs till just before your fat finger.