# Using Postgres as a database backend

This is a simple guide for setting up PostgreSQL for use with Rundeck.

# Install PostgreSQL

You can "yum install" or "apt-get install" the server, or you can download rpms manually if you like. See PostgreSQL installation

# Setup Rundeck Database

We have to create the database and user for Rundeck.

If it is not running, start Postgres (with service postgresql-<version> start or similar).

Switch to 'postgres' user and use the 'psql' commandline tool to access the db:

$ su postgres
$ psql

Once you have the 'postgres=#'' prompt, enter the following commands to create the rundeck database:

postgres=# create database rundeck;

Now, create a user and grant privileges to connect to this DB.

postgres=# create user rundeckuser with password 'rundeckpassword';
postgres=# grant ALL privileges on database rundeck to rundeckuser;

You can then exit the psql prompt.

You may also have to add a pg_hba.conf entry for this user. See pg_hba.conf documentation

# Configure Rundeck

Now you need to configure Rundeck to connect to this DB as described in: Administrator Guide - Rundeck Configuration - Database - Customize the Datasource.

Update your rundeck-config.properties and configure the datasource:

dataSource.driverClassName = org.postgresql.Driver
dataSource.url = jdbc:postgresql://myserver/rundeck
dataSource.username=rundeckuser
dataSource.password=rundeckpassword

With recent Rundeck versions, PostgreSQL connector is bundled.

Now, you can start Rundeck.