diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a356b81b..898c7d6a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ As compared to other backup solutions, `pg_probackup` offers the following benef * Taking backups from a standby server to avoid extra load on the master server * Extended logging settings * Custom commands to simplify WAL log archiving +* External to PGDATA directories, such as directories with config files and scripts, can be included in backup To manage backup data, `pg_probackup` creates a backup catalog. This directory stores all backup files with additional meta information, as well as WAL archives required for [point-in-time recovery](https://postgrespro.com/docs/postgresql/current/continuous-archiving.html). You can store backups for different instances in separate subdirectories of a single backup catalog. @@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ Regardless of the chosen backup type, all backups taken with `pg_probackup` supp * Creating backups from a remote server is currently not supported. * The server from which the backup was taken and the restored server must be compatible by the [block_size](https://postgrespro.com/docs/postgresql/current/runtime-config-preset#GUC-BLOCK-SIZE) and [wal_block_size](https://postgrespro.com/docs/postgresql/current/runtime-config-preset#GUC-WAL-BLOCK-SIZE) parameters and have the same major release number. * Microsoft Windows operating system support is in beta stage. -* Configuration files outside of PostgreSQL data directory are not included into the backup and should be backed up separately. ## Installation and Setup ### Linux Installation