Barman – Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL | Hacker News

Hacker News users debated Barman’s strengths and limitations as a PostgreSQL backup tool.

The thread focused on WAL handling, cloud storage support, and how Barman fits into CloudNativePG setups.

Commenters compared Barman with pgBackRest, pg_probackup, WAL-G, and pg_receivewal for different backup needs.

The discussion also noted operational risks like WAL growth and the importance of reliable low-RPO or zero-RPO strategies.