How does PostgreSQL internally manage WAL syncing for extreme durability requirements?

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PostgreSQL flushes WAL buffers using wal_writer and synchronous_commit settings. Extreme durability requires synchronous_commit=on, full_page_writes=on, fast NVMe storage, tuned WAL-segmentation, and aggressive archiving.

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