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+ALTER SYSTEM SET wal_level = logical;
+
+-- restart the server
+
+CREATE ROLE subscriber LOGIN REPLICATION PASSWORD 'subscriber';
+
+CREATE PUBLICATION mi_publication
+     FOR TABLES IN SCHEMA public
+     WITH (publish = 'insert, update, delete');
+
+-- on the subscriber side
+
+--- Precondition: schema and data prior to starting the publication present
+
+CREATE SUBSCRIPTION mi_subscription
+     CONNECTION 'postgresql://subscriber:subscriber@localhost:5432/misskey' 
+     PUBLICATION mi_publication;
+