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A modern PostgreSQL client for OS X. Postico provides an easy to use interface, making Postgres more accessible for newcomers and specialists alike. Postico will look familiar to anyone who has used a Mac before. Just connect to a database and begin working with tables and views. Start with the basics and learn about advanced features of.
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Postgres.app
To connect to Postgres.app, you can leave all fields blank.
- Host: localhost
- Port: 5432
- User: your user name
- Password: blank
- Database: your user name
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See also: Installing Postgres.app
EnterpriseDB
To connect to a PostgreSQL server installed with the graphical installer from EnterpriseDB, click the “New Favorite” button and provide the following parameters:
- Host: localhost
- Port: 5432 (can be changed during installation)
- User: postgres
- Password: selected during installation
- Database: postgres
MacPorts
To connect to a PostgreSQL server installed with MacPorts, use the following parameters:
- Host: localhost
- Port: 5432
- User: postgres
- Password: blank
- Database: postgres
Firewalls & Internet Filters
Some protection products interfere with TCP connections. For example, a product named X3 Protect has been known to block connection attempts to local PostgreSQL servers. If you are having trouble connecting to a local PostgreSQL server, try disabling your firewall, or add an exception for port 5432.
“Resolving localhost failed”
This error message usually appears when there is a problem with the /etc/hosts file. Make sure there is an entry for localhost. As a workaround, you can also type “127.0.0.1” into the host field instead of “localhost”.
TCP vs. Socket connections
There are two ways to connect to a local PostgreSQL server:
- Using a TCP connection (localhost, 127.0.0.1, ::1)
- Using a Unix socket connection (/tmp/.s.PGSQL)
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Postico always uses TCP connections. Postico can't use socket connections because sandboxed apps are not allowed to access unix sockets outside their sandbox.
By default, PostgreSQL is always configured to listen for TCP connections on localhost, so that should not be a problem unless you explicitly disabled TCP connections.
By default PostgreSQL is configured to be bound to “localhost”.
As we can see above port
5432
is bound to 127.0.0.1
. It means anyattempt to connect to the postgresql server from outside the machine will be refused.We can try hitting the port 5432
by using telnet.Configuring postgresql.conf
In order to fix this issue we need to find
postgresql.conf
. Indifferent systems it is located at different place. I usually search forit.Open
postgresql.conf
file and replace linewith
Now restart postgresql server.
Here we can see that “Local Address” for port
5432
has changed to 0.0.0.0
.Configuring pg_hba.conf
Let’s try to connect to remote postgresql server using “psql”.
In order to fix it, open
pg_hba.conf
and add following entry at thevery end.The second entry is for IPv6 network.
Do not get confused by “md5” option mentioned above. All it means isthat a password needs to be provided. If you want client to allowcollection without providing any password then change “md5” to “trust”and that will allow connection unconditionally.
Restart postgresql server.
You should be able to see list of databases.
Now we are able to connect to postgresql server remotely.
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Please note that in the real world you should be using extra layer ofsecurity by using “iptables”. Keycue 9 78.