

- #Postgresql enable remote connections how to
- #Postgresql enable remote connections install
- #Postgresql enable remote connections update
- #Postgresql enable remote connections full
#Postgresql enable remote connections update
Update Parametersįrom the Tableau Server perspective, most of the parameters values for the instance can be set to defaults. The port can be anything, but we recommend leaving it as the default 5432. This most often involves creating a security group that allows access from the nodes. Make sure that the database instance can be reached by all the Tableau Server nodes. This is a requirement for the external repository to work properly with Tableau Server. The user name also cannot be rails, tblwgadmin, tableau, readonly, or tbladminviews.

If you choose to use a different user name, make sure that the user name does not start with pg. We recommend using postgres as the Administrator user name. nf: This is the configuration file for host-based authentication.Ĭ:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\\Data Super User SettingsĬhoose a user name that meets your requirements.pg_hba : This is the general server configuration file.You will be using two configuration files to configure your PostgreSQL instance: Step 1: Configure your PostgreSQL Instance This module is used to generate the UUIDS that Tableau Server uses for keys in the database.
#Postgresql enable remote connections install
Install the contrib package that includes the uuid-ossp extension. You may want to set up a PostgreSQL database cluster to meet any high availability requirements you may have.
#Postgresql enable remote connections how to
This topic does not provide you with the detailed instructions on how to install PostgreSQL We recommend that you follow the documentation on the PostgreSQL site for this information. This topic provides guidance on the requirements and configurations that are necessary for Tableau Server to connect to a PostgreSQL installation and use it as the Tableau Server External Repository.
#Postgresql enable remote connections full
To see a full list of hosts that you can use for the your external repository, see Tableau Server External Repository.

Such an installation of the Tableau Server Repository will be to referred to as stand-alone External Repository. This configuration can be done on-premises, on AWS EC2, or on an Azure VM. This is different from using a managed cloud service such as AWS RDS, or Azure Database. Beginning in version 2021.2, you can host the Tableau Server repository separately as a stand alone installation.
