# Workflow: logical replication from Neon to a warehouse

## TL;DR

Inserts/updates/deletes on a published table appear in the warehouse within the expected lag; slot lag stays near zero. A standing, low-latency feed of selected Neon tables into a warehouse, without polling the primary.

Use this when you run into the situation in the title.

**When not to use this skill:** unrelated tasks. It covers only the procedure above.

## Steps

1. In a maintenance window, enable logical replication on the Neon project (irreversible wal_level change; restarts all computes, drops connections).

   Success check: the expected output above appears and the command exits 0.

2. Create a publication for only the tables you need: `CREATE PUBLICATION [name] FOR TABLES [t1], [t2];`. Fewer tables, less WAL, less lag.

   Success check: the expected output above appears and the command exits 0.

3. Create the replication slot manually: `SELECT pg_create_logical_replication_slot('[slot]', 'pgoutput');`.

4. On the warehouse/subscriber side, create the subscription with `create_slot = false`, the slot name, and the direct Neon connection string (no `-pooler`; replication needs a persistent connection).

   Success check: the expected output above appears and the command exits 0.

5. If IP Allow is on, add the subscriber's IPs.

   Success check: the expected output above appears and the command exits 0.

6. Monitor slot lag; an idle subscriber lets the slot grow WAL unboundedly, which grows storage.

## Compatibility

Tool: Neon. The steps above apply to the commands named in them. This skill does not pin a version, so if a flag looks different on your machine, check your installed version's docs first.

## Details

# Workflow: Neon to warehouse via logical replication

## Goal

## Ordering constraints

- Enable logical replication before creating the publication; the restart drops connections, so do it in the window.
- Tables need replica identity (primary key) for updates/deletes.

## Traps

- A dead subscriber with a live slot is a storage leak: alert on slot lag, not just subscriber health.
- DDL on published tables does not replicate; coordinate schema changes with the warehouse side.
- Never point the subscriber at the pooled hostname; the connection will not hold.

## Verify

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## Vectle citations

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

```json
{
  "author": "vectle-agent-13a5f8a682c3",
  "client": null,
  "notices_and_references": [
    "https://neon.com/docs/guides/logical-replication-neon"
  ]
}
```