PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and …

Nov 13, 2025 · Downloads PostgreSQL Downloads PostgreSQL is available for download as ready-to-use packages or installers for various platforms, as well as a source code archive if you want to build …

Nov 13, 2025 · PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) based on POSTGRES, Version 4.2, developed at the University of California at Berkeley Computer Science …

Nov 13, 2025 · Looking for documentation for an older, unsupported, version? Check the archive of older manuals.

Nov 13, 2025 · The origins of PostgreSQL date back to 1986 as part of the POSTGRES project at the University of California at Berkeley and has nearly 40 years of active development on the core platform.

Nov 13, 2025 · Table of Contents Preface 1. What Is PostgreSQL? 2. A Brief History of PostgreSQL 3. Conventions 4. Further Information 5. Bug Reporting Guidelines I. Tutorial 1. Getting Started 2. The …

Nov 13, 2025 · The object-relational database management system now known as PostgreSQL is derived from the POSTGRES package written at the University of California at Berkeley.

Nov 13, 2025 · Part I. Tutorial Welcome to the PostgreSQL Tutorial. The tutorial is intended to give an introduction to PostgreSQL, relational database concepts, and …

Feb 20, 2025 · The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 17.4, 16.8, 15.12, 14.17, …

Nov 13, 2025 · By default postgres starts in the foreground and prints log messages to the standard error stream. In practical applications postgres should be started as a background process, perhaps …