PostgreSQL Database Configuration

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This article was last updated on Aug 15, 2024, before Applicare 10.0 was released (Jun 19, 2026), and has not been re-checked for Applicare 10.0. Confirm the steps in your environment or contact Support.

DB User Permissions

Create a new user and assign the LOGIN, SUPERUSER, INHERIT permissions.

Syntax:

CREATE USER <new_user> WITH PASSWORD '<password>'
LOGIN SUPERUSER NOCREATEDB NOCREATEROLE
INHERIT NOREPLICATION CONNECTION LIMIT -1;

Replace <new_user> and <password> with the newly created username and password.

Example: If the user name appuser and the password is appuserpass use this credentials in place of <new_user> and <passwords>.

CREATE USER appuser WITH PASSWORD 'appuserpass'
LOGIN SUPERUSER NOCREATEDB NOCREATEROLE
INHERIT NOREPLICATION CONNECTION LIMIT -1;

Step 1: Install Applicare SingleAgent on the machine where PostgreSQL database is running. Follow the instructions provided for installing Applicare SingleAgent

Step 2: After starting the agent, it will be automatically registered with the Applicare controller. Log in to the Applicare console and navigate to the Overview menu.

Step 3: Select the newly added agent and click the Edit button.

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Step 4: Check the "Add Database Configuration" box and choose "PostgreSQL" from Database dropdown menu. Select your PostgreSQL server version from Version dropdown. If your specific version is not listed, choose the latest available version.

Step 5: Enter the JDBC URL, username and password and click on update button. Ensure the user LOGIN, SUPERUSER and INHERIT permissions).

Testing the connection is optional. This feature verifies the link between the controller machine to agent machine.

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Example JDBC URL

Syntax: jdbc:postgresql://[ip]:[port]/[database]

Eg: jdbc:postgresql://127.0.0.1:5433/person

Incase, if you don't see the database metrics in applicare dashboard, after followed the above steps then Validate PostgreSQL server configuration for monitoring.

Refer here to view Other Database monitoring configuration.

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