HandyRep is a server-based tool designed to allow you to manage a PostgreSQL "replication cluster", defined as a master and one or more replicas on the same network. It is distinct from other PostgreSQL replication management tools in the following ways:

1. Written entirely in Python, for easy hackability
2. All functionality is accessable either as a Python library, or using a REST interface with the optional Flask application
3. Supports user-supplied plugins to let it interface with applications in your environment.
4. Supports automated failover logic for high availability

Among its other useful features and advantages are:

• Can be run from a 3rd-party server (such as a pgbouncer server)
• Can be run in a failover configuration, with a 2nd Handyrep server which doesn't accept commands (future planned feature).
• Designed to minimize the per-node installation/configuration requirements. No "agent" is installed on the nodes.
• Supports multiple replicas and remastering
• Integrates 3rd-party connection failover

Further documentaton is found in the Docs folder.

Discussion of HandyRep usage and development can be found on the HandyRep Google Group: http://groups.google.com/d/forum/handyrep

The HandyRep project is located at http://handyrep.org

HandyRep is copyright 2013-2014 PostgreSQL Experts Inc. Portions copyright its individual contributors.

It is available under The PostgreSQL License. See LICENSE.txt for details.

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