PostgreSQL Database Setup: The Complete Guide
From Installation to Configuration, Security, and Optimization
What's Included:
Key Highlights
- Cross-platform PostgreSQL installation
- Production security best practices
- Performance tuning fundamentals
- Backup and restore workflows
- Real-world administration examples
Overview
Learn how to install, configure, secure, and optimize PostgreSQL from day one. A practical guide for developers, system administrators, and database professionals.
The Problem
Many PostgreSQL installations fail in production due to poor initial setup, weak security defaults, and misconfigured performance settings.
The Solution
This book provides a complete PostgreSQL setup workflow, ensuring secure, optimized, and maintainable installations from the very beginning.
About This Book
Build a Production-Ready PostgreSQL Installation
PostgreSQL Database Setup: The Complete Guide is a practical, step-by-step handbook for installing, configuring, securing, and optimizing PostgreSQL in real-world environments.
PostgreSQL is one of the most powerful open-source relational databases available today—but its true potential is only unlocked through proper setup and configuration. This book focuses on everything that happens before your first production query runs.
What You Will Learn
- Installing PostgreSQL on Linux, Windows, and macOS
- Understanding PostgreSQL architecture and configuration files
- User authentication and access control
- Database creation and management
- Securing PostgreSQL for production environments
- Backup and restore strategies
- Performance tuning and monitoring
- Connecting applications safely and efficiently
All examples are practical, tested, and focused on building stable PostgreSQL systems that scale and remain secure over time.
Thomas Ellison
Who Is This Book For?
- System administrators managing PostgreSQL servers
- Backend developers deploying PostgreSQL applications
- DevOps engineers and SREs
- Database administrators (DBAs)
- Engineers setting up production databases
Who Is This Book NOT For?
- Readers looking only for SQL query tutorials
- Database theory without hands-on setup
- Non-technical audiences
Table of Contents
- Introduction to PostgreSQL
- Understanding the PostgreSQL Architecture
- System Requirements and Environment Preparation
- Installing PostgreSQL on Linux
- Installing PostgreSQL on Windows and macOS
- Verifying the Installation
- Setting Up the PostgreSQL Data Directory
- Authentication and User Management
- Creating and Managing Databases
- Tuning postgresql.conf
- Enabling Remote Connections
- Timezones, Locale, and Encoding
- Securing Your PostgreSQL Server
- Backing Up and Restoring Databases
- User Permissions and Access Control
- Performance Tuning Basics
- Monitoring PostgreSQL
- Routine Maintenance Tasks
- Using pgAdmin for GUI Access
- Connecting Applications to PostgreSQL
Requirements
- Basic command-line knowledge
- General understanding of databases
- No prior PostgreSQL experience required
