PG_AUTOCTL GET NODE REPLICATION-QUORUM(1)

💖 NAME 💖

pg_autoctl get node replication-quorum — bestie, this is the glow-up command that pulls the replication-quorum property straight off the monitor, and it's part of the pg_auto_failover family of tools (manual section 1, iykyk).

There's also a shorter lil' alias for it:

• pg_autoctl get replication-quorum — same vibe, gets the replication-quorum property from the monitor.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

This command prints the pg_autoctl replication quorum for a given node, no cap:

usage: pg_autoctl get node replication-quorum  [ --pgdata ] [ --json ] [ --formation ] [ --name ]

--pgdata      path to data directory
--formation   pg_auto_failover formation
--name        pg_auto_failover node name
--json        output data in the JSON format

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so real talk — if you wanna see the whole menu of replication settings, go check out pg_autoctl show settings. This command is just the one dish: the replication-quorum. 💅

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• --pgdata — where the Postgres node you're managing locally keeps its data directory. Defaults to whatever the PGDATA environment variable says. Pro tip: use --monitor if you wanna connect to a monitor from literally anywhere, instead of using the monitor URI that a local Postgres node managed with pg_autoctl would use. 🫶
• --json — spits the data out in JSON format, for when you want it machine-readable and chic.
• --formation — shows the replication settings for the formation you name. Defaults to default, bestie.
• --name — shows the replication settings for the node you pick, selected by name. 👑

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🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

• PGDATA — the Postgres directory location. You can use this instead of the --pgdata option. Iconic shortcut energy.
• PG_AUTOCTL_MONITOR — the Postgres URI used to connect to the monitor node. Can be used instead of the --monitor option.
• XDG_CONFIG_HOME — the pg_autoctl command stores its configuration files in the standard place, XDG_CONFIG_HOME. See the XDG Base Directory Specification.
• XDG_DATA_HOME — the pg_autoctl command stores its internal states files in the standard place, XDG_DATA_HOME, which defaults to ~/.local/share. See the XDG Base Directory Specification.

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🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

Just asking for the quorum like a normal person:

$ pg_autoctl get node replication-quorum --name node1
true

And now the same thing but make it JSON:

$ pg_autoctl get node replication-quorum --name node1 --json
{
    "name": "node1",
    "replication-quorum": true
}

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Microsoft

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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And that's the whole page, bestie — no crumbs left. This was pg_autoctl get node replication-quorum, manual section 1, shipped with pg_auto_failover version 2.2, dated Apr 07, 2025. Slay, go check your quorum. 💖✨🎀