The pgAdmin
tool is a database administration tool that can be run on the
desktop, or in your browser. It is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and
Safari browsers, or can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, or
various Linux flavors.
For more information about pgAdmin
, including download and installation
instructions, see pgadmin.org.
- Download and install
pgAdmin
. For the instructions to download and install, see pgadmin.org.
Sign in to the Timescale portal.
In the
Services
tab, find the service you want to connect to, and check it is marked asRunning
.Click the name of the service you want to connect to, and take a note of the
Host
,Port
,Database name
, andUsername
.Navigate to the
Operations
tab, and clickReset password
. You can choose your own password for the service, or allow Timescale to generate a secure password for you. Take a note of your new password.Start
pgAdmin
.In the
Quick Links
section of theDashboard
tab, clickAdd New Server
.In the
Register - Server
page go to theGeneral
tab.In the
Name
field, type a name for the server, and the description in theComments
field.In the
Connection
tab, fill in the fields using the server name, database, user name, port, and password for your Timescale service. For more information about these settings, see the connection section.Click
Save
to save the configuratiosn that you set.Note
If you configured your Timescale service to connect using SSL mode, in the
Parameters
tab, setSSL mode
toVerify-Full
, and set the location of the SSL root CA certificate to use.Click
Save
.
This table provides the description and example values for the fields in the
Connection
dialog.
Setting | Example value | Description |
---|---|---|
Host name/address | localhost ,127.0.0.1 postgresql.example.com , <REMOTE_HOST>.tsdb.cloud.timescale.com | The fully qualified server name or IP address of your TimescaleDB server or the host name of your Timescale service. |
Port | 5432 | The port number of the TimescaleDB server or the Timescale service. |
Username | postgres , tsdbadmin | The user name you want to log in with. Use tsdbadmin for Timescale services |
Password | password | The password for the account you are logging in with |
Save password | Toggle | Enable if you don't want to enter the password each time you connect. |
Maintenance database name | postgres , tsdb | This option is used to specify the initial database that pgAdmin connects to. The database name for a Timescale service is tsdb . You can also specify the name of the database to connect to. |
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