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Course Outline

Introduction and Architecture

  • Overview of PostgreSQL architecture: processes, memory, and file structures
  • Data organization: databases, schemas, and tablespaces
  • PostgreSQL utility tools and system tables

Installation and Configuration

  • Installing PostgreSQL
  • Configuration files (postgresql.conf, postgresql.auto.conf, pg_hba.conf, pg_ident.conf)
  • Tuning core parameters (memory allocation, logging, and connections)
  • Upgrading and migrating existing PostgreSQL installations

Security Management

  • User roles, groups, and privilege assignments
  • Authentication methods: trust, password, MD5, SCRAM
  • Introduction to Row-Level Security and data access policies
  • Configuring SSL/TLS

Backup and Recovery

  • Logical backups using pg_dump and pg_restore
  • Physical backups with pg_basebackup
  • Incremental backups and WAL archiving
  • Full recovery and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)

Monitoring and Maintenance

  • Understanding the autovacuum process
  • Routine maintenance and log analysis
  • Utilizing PgBadger for comprehensive log analysis

Requirements

A foundational understanding of SQL

 14 Hours

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