Documentation: 16: Streaming Replication Protocol

Currently postgres doesn't allow dropping a replication slot that's active This can make certain operations more time-consuming or stuck in production

The postgresql_replication_slot resource creates and manages a replication slot on a PostgreSQL server Usage resource postgresql_replication_slot

postgres create logical replication slot A physical replication slot prevents a source DB instance from removing WAL data before it's consumed by all read replicas Each read replica has its own

postgres create replication slot  postgresql_slot module