Replication slot in PostgreSQL

When doing anything related to CDC , a replication slot in Postgres is created For Postgres specifically, CDC events

The max_replication_slots configuration parameter defines the maximum number of replication slots that can be used to manage database

postgresql drop replication slot Replication allows a client to receive a continuous stream of updates from a PostgreSQL database, providing a near-realtime view of all changes as they occur

postgresql replication slot Replication slots are created independently from publications Publications to be used as a filter are specified when fetching changes stream