docs(peerdb): expand mirrors

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Michele Cereda
2026-02-07 13:36:57 +01:00
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@@ -108,8 +108,35 @@ Mirrors can be in the following states:
| Terminated | `STATUS_TERMINATED` | The mirror has been deleted/terminated | | Terminated | `STATUS_TERMINATED` | The mirror has been deleted/terminated |
| Unknown | `STATUS_UNKNOWN` | The mirror is not found in PeerDB's catalog, or its status cannot be obtained due to some other issue | | Unknown | `STATUS_UNKNOWN` | The mirror is not found in PeerDB's catalog, or its status cannot be obtained due to some other issue |
Existing mirrors can be edited, but **must** be paused beforehand.<br/>
There are checks in place that will make operations that would edit a mirror fail, if the mirror is not in the
`STATUS_PAUSED` state.
> [!warning]
> Once a mirror is created, one **will not** be able to change some of the mirror's settings, like whether to do an
> initial snapshot or not.
>
> Some other parameters, like the number of tables or max workers for initial snapshots, will **only** be configurable
> via the API (and **not** via the UI).
Mirrors using _PostgreSQL_ peers as sources create [replication slots] in the source DB to get changes from. Mirrors using _PostgreSQL_ peers as sources create [replication slots] in the source DB to get changes from.
During mirrors' initial snapshots, PeerDB creates at least one worker per table (`snapshot_max_parallel_workers` times
`snapshot_num_tables_in_parallel`).
> [!caution]
> Newly created mirrors **will start replication right away**.\
> This _usually_ means taking a snapshot of the tables from the source. While in this state, a mirror **cannot be
> paused**.
> [!note]
> It looks like partitions are allocated to workers at the start of the process, which results in a slow worker lagging
> behind while the rest of the workers for that table already finished.
> [!tip]
> When dealing with lots of data, prefer starting by adding tables one at a time (with the bigger tables first), then
> add them in bigger and bigger batches.
Operations: Operations:
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@@ -124,30 +151,6 @@ GET /api/v1/mirrors/list
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<summary>Create</summary> <summary>Create</summary>
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `flow_job_name` | string | yes | | name of the mirror |
| `source_name` | string | yes | | name of the source peer |
| `destination_name` | string | yes | | name of the destination peer |
| `table_mappings` | array | yes | | |
| `table_mappings.source_table_identifier` | string | yes | | source schema and table |
| `table_mappings.destination_table_identifier` | string | yes | | destination schema and table |
| `table_mappings.exclude` | list of strings | no | [] | columns excluded from the sync |
| `table_mappings.columns` | list of objects | no | [] | ordering setting; for ClickHouse only |
| `table_mappings.columns.name` | string | yes | | name of the column |
| `table_mappings.columns.ordering` | number | yes | | rank of the column |
| `idle_timeout_seconds` | number | no | 60 | |
| `publication_name` | string | no | | will be created if not provided |
| `max_batch_size` | number | no | 1000000 | |
| `do_initial_snapshot` | boolean | yes | | |
| `snapshot_num_rows_per_partition` | number | no | 1000000 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `snapshot_max_parallel_workers` | number | no | 4 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `snapshot_num_tables_in_parallel` | number | no | 1 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `resync` | boolean | no | false | the mirror **must be dropped** before re-syncing |
| `initial_snapshot_only` | boolean | no | false | |
| `soft_delete_col_name` | string | no | `_PEERDB_IS_DELETED` | |
| `synced_at_col_name` | string | no | `_PEERDB_SYNCED_AT` | |
```sql ```sql
CREATE MIRROR IF NOT EXISTS some_cdc_mirror CREATE MIRROR IF NOT EXISTS some_cdc_mirror
FROM main_pg TO snowflake_prod -- FROM source_peer TO target_peer FROM main_pg TO snowflake_prod -- FROM source_peer TO target_peer
@@ -192,6 +195,30 @@ POST /api/v1/flows/cdc/create
}' }'
``` ```
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `flow_job_name` | string | yes | | name of the mirror |
| `source_name` | string | yes | | name of the source peer |
| `destination_name` | string | yes | | name of the destination peer |
| `table_mappings` | array | yes | | |
| `table_mappings.source_table_identifier` | string | yes | | source schema and table |
| `table_mappings.destination_table_identifier` | string | yes | | destination schema and table |
| `table_mappings.exclude` | list of strings | no | [] | columns excluded from the sync |
| `table_mappings.columns` | list of objects | no | [] | ordering setting; for ClickHouse only |
| `table_mappings.columns.name` | string | yes | | name of the column |
| `table_mappings.columns.ordering` | number | yes | | rank of the column |
| `idle_timeout_seconds` | number | no | 60 | |
| `publication_name` | string | no | | will be created if not provided |
| `max_batch_size` | number | no | 1000000 | |
| `do_initial_snapshot` | boolean | yes | | |
| `snapshot_num_rows_per_partition` | number | no | 1000000 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `snapshot_max_parallel_workers` | number | no | 4 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `snapshot_num_tables_in_parallel` | number | no | 1 | only used for the initial snapshot |
| `resync` | boolean | no | false | the mirror **must be dropped** before re-syncing |
| `initial_snapshot_only` | boolean | no | false | |
| `soft_delete_col_name` | string | no | `_PEERDB_IS_DELETED` | |
| `synced_at_col_name` | string | no | `_PEERDB_SYNCED_AT` | |
</details> </details>
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@@ -347,6 +374,7 @@ WITH (
| Kafka | `9` | `kafka_config` | | Kafka | `9` | `kafka_config` |
| PostgreSQL | `3` or `'POSTGRES'` | `postgres_config` | | PostgreSQL | `3` or `'POSTGRES'` | `postgres_config` |
> [!note]
> The optional `"allow_update": true` attribute in the API seems to do **absolutely nothing** as of the time of writing. > The optional `"allow_update": true` attribute in the API seems to do **absolutely nothing** as of the time of writing.
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