# postgresql

**Repository Path**: mirrors_getsentry/postgresql

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: postgresql
- **Description**: Development repository for Opscode Cookbook postgresql
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

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- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2026-03-29

## Categories & Tags

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## README

Description
===========

Installs and configures PostgreSQL as a client or a server.

Requirements
============

## Platforms

* Debian, Ubuntu
* Red Hat/CentOS/Scientific (6.0+ required) - "EL6-family"
* Fedora
* SUSE

Tested on:

* Ubuntu 10.04, 11.10, 12.04
* Red Hat 6.1, Scientific 6.1, CentOS 6.3

## Cookboooks

Requires Opscode's `openssl` cookbook for secure password generation.

Requires a C compiler and development headers in order to build the
`pg` RubyGem to provide Ruby bindings in the `ruby` recipe.

Opscode's `build-essential` cookbook provides this functionality on
Debian, Ubuntu, and EL6-family.

While not required, Opscode's `database` cookbook contains resources
and providers that can interact with a PostgreSQL database. This
cookbook is a dependency of database.

Attributes
==========

The following attributes are set based on the platform, see the
`attributes/default.rb` file for default values.

* `node['postgresql']['version']` - version of postgresql to manage
* `node['postgresql']['dir']` - home directory of where postgresql
  data and configuration lives.

* `node['postgresql']['client']['packages']` - An array of package names
  that should be installed on "client" systems.
* `node['postgresql']['server']['packages']` - An array of package names
  that should be installed on "server" systems.


The following attributes are generated in
`recipe[postgresql::server]`.

* `node['postgresql']['password']['postgres']` - randomly generated
  password by the `openssl` cookbook's library.
* `node['postgresql']['ssl']` - whether to enable SSL (off for version
  8.3, true for 8.4).

Recipes
=======

default
-------

Includes the client recipe.

client
------

Installs postgresql client packages and development headers during the
compile phase. Also installs the `pg` Ruby gem during the compile
phase so it can be made available for the `database` cookbook's
resources, providers and libraries.

ruby
----

**NOTE** This recipe does not currently work when installing Chef with
  the
  ["Omnibus" full stack installer](http://opscode.com/chef/install)
  due to an incompatibility with OpenSSL. See
  [COOK-1406](http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/COOK-1406)

Install the `pg` gem under Chef's Ruby environment so it can be used
in other recipes.

server
------

Includes the `server_debian` or `server_redhat` recipe to get the
appropriate server packages installed and service managed. Also
manages the configuration for the server:

* generates a strong default password (via `openssl`) for `postgres`
* sets the password for postgres
* manages the `pg_hba.conf` file.

server\_debian
--------------

Installs the postgresql server packages, manages the postgresql
service and the postgresql.conf file.

server\_redhat
--------------

Manages the postgres user and group (with UID/GID 26, per RHEL package
conventions), installs the postgresql server packages, initializes the
database and manages the postgresql service, and manages the
postgresql.conf file.

Resources/Providers
===================

See the [database](http://community.opscode.com/cookbooks/database)
for resources and providers that can be used for managing PostgreSQL
users and databases.

Usage
=====

On systems that need to connect to a PostgreSQL database, add to a run
list `recipe[postgresql]` or `recipe[postgresql::client]`.

On systems that should be PostgreSQL servers, use
`recipe[postgresql::server]` on a run list. This recipe does set a
password and expect to use it. It performs a node.save when Chef is
not running in `solo` mode. If you're using `chef-solo`, you'll need
to set the attribute `node['postgresql']['password']['postgres']` in
your node's `json_attribs` file or in a role.

License and Author
==================

Author:: Joshua Timberman (<joshua@opscode.com>)
Author:: Lamont Granquist (<lamont@opscode.com>)

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.