Update wal_level guide #610
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According to the PG docs, 'archive' and 'hot_standby' both redirect to 'replica': https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-WAL-LEVEL
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According to the PG docs, 'archive' and 'hot_standby' both redirect to 'replica': https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-WAL-LEVEL
About this change - What it does
It's confusing for users because those values are no longer valid. It also gives the impression that these values must be changed before running pghoard, but in fact, the default Postgres value (replica) for wal_level is sufficient.
Why this way
The values
archiveandhot_standbyare outdated