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Introduction and Architecture

  • Overview of PostgreSQL architecture: processes, memory, and file structures
  • Organizing data: databases, schemas, and tablespaces
  • The PostgreSQL toolset and system tables

Installation and Configuration

  • Installing PostgreSQL
  • Working with configuration files (postgresql.conf, postgresql.auto.conf, pg_hba.conf, pg_ident.conf)
  • Tuning core parameters (memory, logging, and connections)
  • Upgrading and migrating PostgreSQL deployments

Security Management

  • Managing user roles, groups, and privileges
  • Authentication mechanisms: trust, password, MD5, and SCRAM
  • Introduction to Row-Level Security and data access policies
  • Setting up SSL/TLS encryption

Backup and Recovery

  • Creating logical backups using pg_dump and pg_restore
  • Generating physical backups with pg_basebackup
  • Managing incremental backups and WAL archiving
  • Full recovery and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)

Monitoring and Maintenance

  • Comprehending the autovacuum process
  • Performing routine maintenance and analyzing logs
  • Leveraging PgBadger for detailed log analysis

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Fundamental proficiency in SQL

 14 Hours

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