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Expand Up @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ for space, speed, or a balance of both.
- `lz4`
- `snappy`
- `xz` (WAL only)
- `zstd` (WAL only)
- `zstd`

Compression settings for base backups and WAL archives are configured
independently. For implementation details, refer to the corresponding API
Expand All @@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ network throughput.
| gzip | 116,281 | 3,077 | 395 | 91 | 4.3:1 |
| snappy | 8,134 | 8,341 | 395 | 166 | 2.4:1 |

Numbers come from a 2021 Barman proof of concept ([EnterpriseDB/barman#344](https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman/issues/344#issuecomment-992547396)), which predates `lz4` support for base backups. `lz4` is not yet benchmarked.
Numbers come from a 2021 Barman proof of concept ([EnterpriseDB/barman#344](https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman/issues/344#issuecomment-992547396)), which predates `lz4` and `zstd` support for base backups. `lz4` and `zstd` are not yet benchmarked.