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Fly.io makes it possible to build out high performance Postgres clusters that are accessible globally, but it does require some consideration and architecture thanks to latency imposed by the speed of light, which is approximately 204,190,477 m/s in a fiber optic cable.

High Availability & Global Replication

Set up a Postgres cluster, configure replicas, perform failovers, and learn what tradeoffs should be considered for a global Postgres deployment.