External Connections for a PostgreSQL Server

Picture of Mertech Mertech : Feb 24, 2008 2:08:00 PM

Databases

By default, a PostgreSQL server doesn't allows external connections.
How to Change this Behavior?

    • Edit pg_hba.conf file
  • Insert the rules for external connections


Example that allows all clients from your network as 192.168.0.1:

# TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS              METHOD
# IPv4 local connections:
host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32              md5
host    all         all         192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 password
# IPv6 local connections:
#host   all         all         ::1/128                   md5

 
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