CNPG Recipe 19 – Finer Control Over Postgres Startup with Probes

CloudNativePG 1.26 introduces enhanced support for Kubernetes startup probes, giving users finer control over how and when PostgreSQL instances are marked as &ldquo;started.&rdquo; This article explores the new capabilities, including both basic and advanced configuration modes, and explains the different probe strategies—such as pg_isready , SQL query , and streaming for replicas. It provides…