Introduction

pgAdmin 4: The Latest and Greatest PostgreSQL Administration Tool

Introduction

pgAdmin 4 is a complete rewrite of the popular pgAdmin administration tool, and it's now available for Debian and Ubuntu systems. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install and configure pgAdmin 4 on an Ubuntu 22.04 server.

What is pgAdmin?

pgAdmin is the most popular and feature-rich open-source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL, the most advanced open-source database. pgAdmin allows you to manage PostgreSQL databases, create and manage users and roles, execute SQL queries, and much more.

What's New in pgAdmin 4?

pgAdmin 4 is a major rewrite of pgAdmin, and it includes a number of new features and improvements, including: * A new, modern user interface * Support for Python and JavaScript/jQuery * A desktop runtime written in NW.js * Improved performance and stability

Installing pgAdmin 4 on Ubuntu 22.04

To install pgAdmin 4 on Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the following steps: 1. Add the pgAdmin APT repository to your system: ``` sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pgadmin/pgadmin4 ``` 2. Update your system's package list: ``` sudo apt update ``` 3. Install pgAdmin 4: ``` sudo apt install pgadmin4 ``` 4. Once pgAdmin 4 is installed, you can launch it from the Applications menu.

Configuring pgAdmin 4

Once pgAdmin 4 is installed, you can configure it to connect to your PostgreSQL databases. To do this, click on the "File" menu and select "Add Server". In the "Add Server" dialog box, enter the following information: * **Name:** Enter a name for the server. * **Host:** Enter the hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server. * **Port:** Enter the port number of the PostgreSQL server. * **Username:** Enter the username for the PostgreSQL server. * **Password:** Enter the password for the PostgreSQL server. Once you have entered all of the required information, click on the "Save" button. pgAdmin 4 will now connect to the PostgreSQL server and display a list of the databases on the server. You can click on any of the databases to view its contents.

Conclusion

pgAdmin 4 is a powerful and easy-to-use administration tool for PostgreSQL. In this tutorial, we showed you how to install and configure pgAdmin 4 on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. Now that you have pgAdmin 4 installed, you can start managing your PostgreSQL databases with ease.