diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 28e50698..9892e787 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Patroni: A Template for PostgreSQL HA with ZooKeeper, etcd or Consul ------------------------------------------------------------ There are many ways to run high availability with PostgreSQL; for a list, see the `PostgreSQL Documentation `__. -Patroni is a template for you to create your own customized, high-availability solution using Python and — for maximum accessibility — a distributed configuration store like `ZooKeeper `__, `etcd `__ or `Consul `__. +Patroni is a template for you to create your own customized, high-availability solution using Python and — for maximum accessibility — a distributed configuration store like `ZooKeeper `__, `etcd `__ or `Consul `__. Database engineers, DBAs, DevOps engineers, and SREs who are looking to quickly deploy HA PostgreSQL in the datacenter—or anywhere else—will hopefully find it useful. We call Patroni a "template" because it is far from being a one-size-fits-all or plug-and-play replication system. It will have its own caveats. Use wisely. @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Patroni originated as a fork of `Governor ` For a diagram of the high availability decision loop, review `this pdf `__. +For an example of a Docker-based deployment with Patroni, see `Spilo `__, currently in use at Zalando. + For additional background info, see: * `PostgreSQL HA with Kubernetes and Patroni `__, talk by Josh Berkus at KubeCon 2016 (video)