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How do I allow remote connections to PostgreSQL database?
To enable remote access to PostgreSQL server:
- Connect to the PostgreSQL server via SSH.
- Get location of postgresql.conf file by executing the command (it should be something like /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf ):
- Open postgresql.conf file and add the following line to the end:
- Get the location of pg_hba.conf file:
How do I create a local pgAdmin server?
Create new local server in pgadmin?
- in pgAdmin, right click ‘Servers’ and go Create>Server.
- On the ‘Create – Server’ pop up box, i type in Name: Localserver. For ‘connection’ I type localhost. Port I leave as default ‘5432’, db: postgres, username: postgres password: empty.
- click save.
How to connect to PostgreSQL from a different machine?
For security reasons, the PostgreSQL port in this solution cannot be accessed over a public IP address. To connect to PostgreSQL from a different machine, you must open port 5432 for remote access. Refer to the FAQ for more information on this.
How to allow remote access to PostgreSQL database?
To allow remote access: You need to edit the pg_HBA.conf file. By default it only allows a user local to the server to connect to the database. This is a setup security thing. This says that only allow the hosts that match 127.0.0.1/32 to access my server.
How to backup PostgreSQL data from one PC to another?
As I was answering, JohnP just answered with a fine answer but assumes that pg_hba.conf has been edited to allow remote connections and postgres.conf has been edited to listen on the network. The perhaps easiest way is to do a full dump from the old server and pipe the result straight into the new server. Like this: Do this as a superuser.
Is there any alternative way to use PostgreSQL?
If not, is there any alternative way to do this? Read the article Configuring PostgreSQL to Accept Connections From Computers on Your Network where it is explained with screen shots. Your database must be listening on a port and ip to external connections.